The article surveys the history of South Asian literature and epigraphy for reliable evidence regarding existence early hospitals. It explores reasons that may account exclusion data from international scholarship on widely-repeated idea King Aśoka built hospitals is refuted. Nevertheless, be very in India. suggested scholarly medical building equipping a hospital was transmitted to Baghdad lat...

Abstract Atlantic hurricanes are a major hazard to life and property, topic of intense scientific interest. Historical changes in observing practices limit the utility century-scale records hurricane frequency. To evaluate past frequency, we have here developed homogenization method for frequency over 1851–2019. We find that recorded increases associated decrease USA strike fraction, consistent...

Abstract The article discusses a little-known lost Persian tale, Story of Sharwin Dastabay , and traces references to it in Arabic, Persian, Byzantine sources. earliest the story come from mid- late eighth century, seems have remained well known Arabic literature until early twelfth possibly fourteenth while shows that at least some its elements circulated already mid-sixth century. also how ma...