Borders and Monuments

Survey Monuments and the Law

T h i s p r es en t a t i o n e xa m i n es s u r v e y m on u m e n t s in t h e c o n t e x t o f o u r l e ga l s y s t e m . I t b e g i n s by e s ta b l i s h in g f u n da m e n ta l t e r mi n o l o gy a n d c o n c e p ts t ha t h a ve b e e n m is u n d er s t o o d o r m is a p p l i e d b y s ur v e y o rs . T h e r e l a t i o ns h i p be t w e e n m o n u m e n ts a n d la n d t i...

Modern Architecture and Ancient Monuments

Monuments to Academic Carelessness

In 1942, Katherine Frost Bruner published an article titled ‘‘Of psychological writing: Being some valedictory remarks on style.’’ It was published in Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, the journal for which she served as editorial assistant between 1937 and 1941. Her collection of advice to writing scholars has been widely quoted, including by several editions of The Publication Manual...

Towards Automatic Modeling of Monuments and Towers

Three-dimensional modeling from images, when carried out entirely by a human, can be time consuming and impractical for large-scale projects. On the other hand, full automation may be unachievable or not accurate enough for many applications such as culture heritage documentation. In addition, three-dimensional modeling from images, particularly fully automated methods, requires the extraction ...

Other monuments to inhalation anesthesia.

THE history of anesthesiology is one commemorated by several monuments. The most recognized memorial is the Ether Monument, erected in the Boston Public Garden in 1868. While many anesthesiologists are familiar with this sculpture, there are other less-known memorials related to the introduction of surgical inhalation anesthesia and to the claimants to its discovery. This article discusses some...