We present new VLA C-configuration H i imaging of the Lyα-emitting starburst galaxies Tol 1924−416 and IRAS08339+6517. The effective resolution probes neutral gas structures larger than 4.7 kpc in Tol 1924−416, and larger than 8.1 kpc in IRAS08339+6517. Both systems are revealed to be tidally interacting: Tol 1924−416 with ESO338−IG04B (6.6 = 72 kpc minimum separation), and IRAS08339+6517 with ...

Crop rotation was practiced in ancient times by alternating the use of leguminous and nonleguminous plants. The basis for the benefit derived from this practice was not understood, but it was observed empirically that crops were improved and the condition of the soil was maintained better with rotation than by continual cropping with nonleguminous plants. Rotation was recognized as good husband...

Professor Mirko D Grmek, historian of science and medicine, died in Paris on 6 March 2000 aged seventy-six, at the end of a long and trying disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. "Crossing the borders" can be taken as the motto of his life and work. Without ever losing his cultural and personal roots, he was ready to widen and expand his interests and subjects of work. Of Croatian origin, he b...

on every continent was Dr Ross's Clinic, a name bestowed by seamen of every nationality upon the building erected by Liverpool Corporation in 1923, and described on the bronze plaque beside its front door as "THE SEAMEN'S DISPENSARY. OPEN TO SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS FOR FREE TREATMENT AND ADVICE". The Seamen's Dispensary has been in the forefront, actively participating in the events spanning almo...

obituary: abolhassan farhoudi (1924-2006)

In the history of medicine, few women were awarded an eponym. One can assume that this doesn’t have anything to do with their second X-chromosome or the weight of their brains. Most probably, it was the era that was not on their side. In the time period wherein most eponyms were given, women had almost no access to higher education. There are a few exceptions of course, such as Marie Curie or V...