Causes of the Global Warming Observed since the 19th Century

The Chronicle of Arsenic Poisoning in the 19th Century

Chronicle of Datura Toxicity in the 18th and 19th Century

Background: Datura stramonium is a poisonous and common flowering plant that is a member of the Solanacae family. Datura poisonings are a rare occurrence in the 21st century, making toxicological information on this plant sparse. Historical information on Datura provides useful information on the clinical symptoms and characteristics of poisonings. This review looks at the state of knowledge on...

Global Warming? The Early Twentieth Century

As man is now changing the composition of the atmosphere at a rate which must be very exceptional on the geological time scale, it is natural to seek for the probable effects of such a change. From the best laboratory observations it appears that the principal result of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide would be a gradual increase in the mean temperature of the colder regions of the earth. ...

THE ACTUARY: THE ROLE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE PROFESSION SINCE THE MID-19th CENTURY

The history of any profession relates to the history of the division of labour in society. This is generally true and can also be attributed to expertise in the financial world a world which generates with increasing complexity growing numbers of specialists offering know-how and expertise. The competition amongst these different specialists as to whose services are the more useful, valuable or...

Potential causes of 15th century Arctic warming

Potential causes of 15th century Arctic warming using coupled model simulations with data assimilation E. Crespin, H. Goosse, T. Fichefet, and M. E. Mann Université catholique de Louvain, Institut d’Astronomie et de Géophysique Georges Lemaı̂tre, Chemin du Cyclotron, 2, 1348 Louvain la Neuve, Belgium Department of Meteorology, Department of Geosciences, and Earth and Environmental Systems Instit...