Félida, doubled personality, and the ‘normal state’ in late 19th-century French psychology

Commentary: body weight and mortality in the late 19th century.

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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...

The Chronicle of Arsenic Poisoning in the 19th Century

britain and the issue of iran in the late 19th century

the present article deals with britain’s competitions with russia aimed at controlling its policies in iran; for this purpose, we focus mostly on the developments at the last fifteen years of the 19th century. part of this period is concurrent with the administration of the british conservative party under the premiership of lord robert cecil salisbury in britain and sir henry drummond wolff’s ...

How Much Should a 19th-Century French Bastard Inherit

Catalan's formula, for the portion of the inheritance that a legitimate child of a 19th-century deceased French gentleman should receive, is given a new proof (using Difference Operators), and generalized. Another, more computationally efficient, formula is also derived. Catalan's Formula Chrystal's classical text[Ch] (II, p. 416) contains the following charming exercise, due to Cata-lan[Ca]. B...