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Einstein's Washington Manuscript on Unified Field Theory*. [PDF]
Ber Wiss, 2021 Abstract In this note, we point attention to and briefly discuss a curious manuscript of Einstein, composed in 1938 and entitled “Unified Field Theory,” the only such writing, published or unpublished, carrying this title without any further specification.
Sauer T, Schütz T.
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Genomes of Galápagos Mockingbirds Reveal the Impact of Island Size and Past Demography on Inbreeding and Genetic Load in Contemporary Populations. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Restricted range size brings about noteworthy genetic consequences that may affect the viability of a population and eventually its extinction. Particularly, the question if an increase in inbreeding can avert the accumulation of genetic load via purging is hotly debated in the conservation genetic field. Insular populations with limited range
Vlček J +7 more
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Habitat Association Predicts Population Connectivity and Persistence in Flightless Beetles: A Population Genomics Approach Within a Dynamic Archipelago. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Habitat association has been proposed to affect evolutionary dynamics through its control on dispersal propensity, which is considered a key trait for lineage survival in habitats of low durational stability. The Habitat Constraint hypothesis predicts different micro‐ and macroevolutionary patterns for stable versus dynamic habitat specialists,
Meramveliotakis E +4 more
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Geofluids, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 The tight carbonate reservoir was controlled by various geological factors, and such factors played different roles in buried depths and formations. Therefore, studies related to the factors controlling carbonate reservoir distribution are of great significance for the prediction and evaluation of high‐quality dolostone reservoirs.
Baiqiang Li +8 more
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The lost Missal of Alcuin and the Carolingian sacramentaries of Tours
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 350-383, August 2022., 2022 Letters of Alcuin of York attest that he composed a liturgical book he called a ‘missal’ while he was abbot of St Martin's basilica in Tours. No manuscripts of this missal survive. It has to be recovered from much later sacramentaries copied in Tours, which have been subject to significant subsequent reworking.
Arthur Westwell
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Centring transatlantic slavery in Scottish historiography
History Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2022., 2022 Abstract The historiography of Scotland's connections with transatlantic slavery across the British Empire has flourished in the last 20 years, promoting wider public discussion and civic recognition. Nevertheless, the view that historians of Scotland omitted slavery from Scottish historiography remains part of popular discourse.
Stephen Mullen
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Re‐reading a quatrain by Mary Queen of Scots
Renaissance Studies, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 788-810, November 2021., 2021 Abstract Contributing both to work on Mary Queen of Scots’ poetry in particular, and to the growing field of early modern women’s marginalia more broadly, in this article I draw renewed attention to an overlooked autograph copy of a quatrain by Mary Queen of Scots (‘Si ce Lieu est’) in Sheffield, Guild of St George, MS R.3546. Mary’s verse appears here
Emily Wingfield
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The rise of the cosmetic industry in ancient China: Insights from a 2700‐year‐old face cream
Archaeometry, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 1042-1058, October 2021., 2021 Cosmetics have a long history in China, but their origins remain unclear. Cosmetic industry potentially originated in the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 bce), but little is known about the early manufacture and use of cosmetics. The Liujiawa site, located on the southern edge of the Loess Plateau in northern China, was the late capital of the ...
B. Han +8 more
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Travel, Expertise and Readers: Francesco Ottieri (1665–1742) and the Writing of Modern History
History, Volume 106, Issue 371, Page 384-408, July 2021., 2021 Abstract This article analyses Francesco Ottieri's historical work, his authority as historian, and his book's eighteenth‐century readers. During the seventeenth century, books concerning recent events and early newspapers informed an expanding European readership.
Guido G. Beduschi
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, 2021 Renaissance Studies, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 882-883, November 2021.
Mark Jenner
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