One of the most famous American Surgeons of the early 1800s was Samuel David Gross (1805-1884). His mastery of surgery was immortalized in Thomas Eakins' 1875 painting of Gross titled The Gross Clinic. Gross was a prolific surgeon and one of his textbooks, a System of Surgery, went through 6 editions. Not known to many is the fact that this book also covered neurosurgical diseases and technique...

I n an 1841 letter to William Ellery Channing, critic and historian Lucy Aikin noted that the practice of visiting the poor had now become "a fashion and a rage" among English women, thanks in large part to a novel published in 1808 by Hannah More, the famous Evangelical writer, philanthropist, and educator (Aikin 396). The novel was entitled Coelehs in Search of a Wife.' Aikin credits More and...

A combination of Classics, Egyptology, and experimental archaeology were utilized to recreate the (in)famous perfume used by Queen Cleopatra VII. Especially important was use classical sources paleobotany determine identity Egyptian sacred oils such as camphor balanos. Excavations at site Tell Timai revealed a perfumery that contributed our ability process manufacture. This ancient “Mendesian” ...

A 62-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis experienced painless loss of vision in both eyes after starting fingolimod. Fundus examination revealed bilateral macular edema confirmed by optical coherence tomography. Fingolimod was discontinued, and a topical nonsteroidal inflammatory drug and corticosteroid were initiated. Within 2 months, vision returned to baseline with complete resolution of ...

since the true understanding of each dialect depends on an understanding of language changes, this paper discusses the historical course of language in egypt and the linguistic features of the egyptian dialect based on historical linguistics. what this paper takes into consideration is the presence of arabic in egypt before the advent of islam and discusses the extent of its impression from the...

At the request of Children’s Reading, Russian writer Anastasia Strokina interviewed Guido Sgardoli, one most famous Italian children’s writers today. In Italy name Sgardoli needs no introduction: his books have been translated into many languages, are loved by readers and awarded various prizes for achievements in literature. is also known social activities — he a member Writers with Children m...