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A short history of ocean acidification science in the 20th century: a chemist's view
This review covers the development of ocean acidification science, with an emphasis on the creation of ocean chemical knowledge, through the course of the 20th century.
P. Brewer
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. Recent shifts in global forest area highlight the importance of understanding the causes and consequences of forest change. To examine the in fl uence of several potential drivers of forest cover change, we used supervised classi fi cations of historical
K. Rodman+3 more
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History of Leningrad mathematics in the first half of the 20th century [PDF]
The first half of the 20th century in the history of Russian mathematics is striking with a combination of dramaticism, sometimes a tragedy, and outstanding achievements. The paper is devoted to St. Petersburg-Leningrad Mathematical School. It is based on a chapter in the multi-author monograph "Mathematical Petersburg.
Alexander I. Nazarov, Galina Sinkevich
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Ukraine at the beginning of 20th century in the eyes of K. Paustovsky [PDF]
The beginning of 20th century was a very complicated period in the history of the Ukrainian territories. Konstantin Paustovsky spent his youth in the southern part of the Russian Empire and could observe all the historical processes happening to his ...
Bortnowski, Antoni
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The Syndrome of an Emigrant: Memory, Trauma, Longing, and Loss in the Art of Józef Czapski [PDF]
This article addresses the multilayered thematic area focused on the impact of trauma, caused by war and political oppression, on the attitudes of artists who followed combat trails and migration routes to ultimately settle far from their homeland.
Irena Kossowska
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HISTORIA HISTORIOGRAFII. STUDIUM Z DZIEJÓW TOŻSAMOŚCI DYSCYPLINY NA PRZYKŁADZIE OŚRODKA ŁÓDZKIEGO [PDF]
In this article I argue that contemporary researchers in the Lodz historiographic center try to remain faithful to “the historiographic testament” of M. H. Serejski and his disciples. Th e texts of A. Brzezinska, J. Kolbuszewska, R.
Stobecki, Rafał
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What History of Sculpture in the 20th Century? [PDF]
Titles delivered in 2002 confirm the sustained interest in studies on sculpture. From the viewpoint of the consolidation of knowledge, we now have a fine catalogue raisonne of the sculpted work of Fenosa (1899-1988), a protege of Picasso and Cocteau, author of the Tempete pourchassee par le beau temps (1957), set in the Boulevard Saint-Jacques in Paris
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Family History: Inside and Out [PDF]
The twenty-first century has seen the dawn of a new era of the family, an era that has its roots in the twentieth. Many of the social and scientific phenomena of our time - same-sex couples, in vitro fertilization, single-parent families, international ...
Abrams, Kerry
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Just and sustainable? : examining the rhetoric and potential realities of UK food security [PDF]
The dominant discourse in 20th century UK food and agricultural policies of a liberal, free trade agenda was modified at the turn of the 21st to embrace ecological sustainability and "food security." The latter term has a long international history; the ...
Dowler, Elizabeth, MacMillan, Tom
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Blurring boundaries: Towards a Medical History of the Twentieth Century
This special issue intends to show the potential of medical history to contribute to major historical debates, e.g. on the rise of the welfare state. Together the articles in this issue make clear that medical history, for the twentieth century even more
Frank Huisman+2 more
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