Unesco History of Mankind

The History of Mankind

The birth of mankind.

To cite: Smith L. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2014;40:69–70. BACKGROUND For over a century, between 1540 and 1654, one piece of medical literature, The Byrth of Mankynde, was what would now be described as a bestseller and a huge commercial success. This is hardly surprising, as its contents offered information on some of the secrets of the human body that could transform the fortunes of the...

The History of Mathematics in the Progress of Mankind. Modifying the Narrative Around 1800

The narrative patterning of historiography changed profoundly around 1800. Instead of the accumulative, encyclopaedic format typical of the 18th century, a historical narrative hinged on the progress of mankind became viable (Condorcet, Fichte etc.). This also had an impact on the writing of the history of mathematics. An interesting testimony of this transition can be found inAlexander vonHumb...

The greatest benefit to mankind: a medical history of humanity from antiquity to the present

the 1960s called for "new alternatives" to Hahnemann's past, while the 1970s and 1980s were marked by community outreach, financial crises, and public controversy. The theme of the book as reflected in the title seems somehow misleading and ambiguous. Hahnemann did indeed follow an "alternative path" in its first half century but for much of the rest of its history it has scrambled to identify ...

History of mankind. Cultural and scientific development volume 5, The nineteenth century 1775-1905