Old Scandals, New Memories: Mayanja’s Transformation in Buganda (18th-21st centuries)

Distinguished doctors--famous musicians 18th-19th centuries.

Music is a g rea t zeal of t h e h u m a n spir i t . I t is a n i n s a t i a t e n e e d a n d a powerful ons l augh t t o w a r d perfect ion. I t revea ls spon taneous ly m o s t che r i shed t h o u g h t s a n d feelings. T h a t is why , t h e g rea t m a n of med ic ine a n d r e n o w n e d m u s i c i a n , Dr. Alber t Schwe i t ze r def ined : « Mus i c is a tool of t h e noble spir ...

Height cycles in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Spectral analysis of the physical stature of Americans and Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries reveals a cyclical structure similar to the traditional view of the business cycle: a longer cycle with a length of 7-10 years, and a shorter cycle with a length of 3-5 years. The correlation between height cycles and cycles of economic variables such as grain prices indicates an influence of eco...

„eine Kempelensche Sprechmaschine". New Insights in Speaking Machines in the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries

It was in 1791 that Wolfgang von Kempelen published the Mechanismus der menschlichen Sprache nebst der Beschreibung seiner sprechenden Maschine in Vienna, the last part of which is dedicated to the description of the speaking machine he had worked on for many years. In some parts of his book Kempelen refers to ideas he hadn’t been able to put into practice at that time and asks the readers to f...

Central asian MusliMs on tibetan buddhisM, 16th-18th Centuries

Simulation of Sahel drought in the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Sahel, the transition zone between the Saharan desert and the rainforests of Central Africa and the Guinean Coast, experienced a severe drying trend from the 1950s to the 1980s, from which there has been partial recovery. Continuation of either the drying trend or the more recent ameliorating trend would have far-ranging implications for the economy and ecology of the region. Coupled atmosp...