Wastewater Management: From Ancient Greece to Modern Times and Future

The Search for One as a Prime Number: from Ancient Greece to Modern Times

It has often been asked if one is a prime number, or if there was a time when most mathematicians thought one was prime. Whether or not the number one is prime is simply a matter of definition, but definitions are often decided by the use of mathematics. In this paper we will survey the history of the definition of prime as applied to the number one, from the ancient Greeks to the modern times....

Latin Language and Latin Culture from ancient to modern times

Risks of ancient practices in modern times.

Swaddling, ie, wrapping the child to restrict movement, is an ancient practice. In the Netherlands, it is becoming increasingly popular as an intervention for excessive crying in infants. However, one must be well aware of the potential risks. We present the case reports of a twin boy and girl who had been swaddled and kept in a heated room for several days. On admission to the hospital, both i...

Medicine from Ancient Greece to Soviet Russia

" Scire est nescire, nisi id me Scire alius sciret AUTUMN, 1941. For the purpose of this address the term medicine is used in t e sense given to it by the distinguished American doctor, Le Koy Crummer, when he said that medicine meant to him not the discoveries of the great men, but the land of medical attention available to the common man down the centuries.1 , and that I may appear to be stra...

Human cadaveric dissection: a historical account from ancient Greece to the modern era

The review article attempts to focus on the practice of human cadaveric dissection during its inception in ancient Greece in 3rd century BC, revival in medieval Italy at the beginning of 14th century and subsequent evolution in Europe and the United States of America over the centuries. The article highlights on the gradual change in attitude of religious authorities towards human dissection, t...