Quinckes’ pioneering 19th centuries CSF studies may inform 21th centuries research

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...

Inheritance Laws in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Research on iodine deficiency and goiter in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

In 1811, Courtois noted a violet vapor arising from burning seaweed ash and Gay-Lussac subsequently identified the vapor as iodine, a new element. The Swiss physician Coindet, in 1813, hypothesized the traditional treatment of goiter with seaweed was effective because of its iodine content and successfully treated goitrous patients with iodine. Two decades later, the French chemist Boussingault...

Two Centuries of Medicine

The material covered in this volume is the text of a series of papers presented at a colloquium on rapid mixing and sampling techniques held in 1964. This reviewer cannot comment on the value of this book for the expert but it is quite certain that it is of limited value to the biochemist not highly trained in the field of instrumentation. Little effort has been made by the editors to make this...