Music is a g rea t zeal of t h e h u m a n spir i t . I t is a n i n s a t i a t e n e e d a n d a powerful ons l augh t t o w a r d perfect ion. I t revea ls spon taneous ly m o s t che r i shed t h o u g h t s a n d feelings. T h a t is why , t h e g rea t m a n of med ic ine a n d r e n o w n e d m u s i c i a n , Dr. Alber t Schwe i t ze r def ined : « Mus i c is a tool of t h e noble spir ...

Spectral analysis of the physical stature of Americans and Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries reveals a cyclical structure similar to the traditional view of the business cycle: a longer cycle with a length of 7-10 years, and a shorter cycle with a length of 3-5 years. The correlation between height cycles and cycles of economic variables such as grain prices indicates an influence of eco...

The persistence of African cultural traits among Black Americans has long been recognized. Elements of present-day Afro-American speech, music, dance, and diet have been identified as African in origin (e.g ., Blassingame 1972; Garrett 1966; Lomax 1970). It is likely that during the 18th and 19th centuries such elements were more pronounced than today. As Blassingame writes: "The most remarkabl...

A search of historical documents about suicide in Siberian tribes in the 18th and 19th centuries indicated that they had very high suicide rates. It would be of great interest to explore suicidal behavior in these tribes today.

in this paper, we study the existing relations between science and religion in the views of ian barbour, peters and alister mcgrath (with a particular focus on 19th, 20th and 21st centuries). it is interesting to note that while mcgrath supports the dialogical model; peters, on the other hand, argues for the hypothetical agreement model, and finally we have barbour who favors the correlational ...