The history of sanatoriums and surveillance - Wellcome Collection
2022年11月29日 · At the heart of this approach was the belief that foul air caused tuberculosis. Despite Robert Koch’s discovery of the TB germ, Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 1882, the foul-air theory continued to shape 20th-century treatments. The high premium placed on ‘pure’ air as a therapeutic tool informed the growth of specialised hospitals known as sanatoriums.
Boys swimming naked at Newlyn, Cornwall, 1893. Process print by …
The James Gardiner Collection. James Gardiner Collection: unlabelled photograph album. Boys swimming naked at Newlyn, Cornwall, 1893. Process print by F. Frith & Co., 190-. 2046024i
Shakespeare and the four humours | Wellcome Collection
2016年12月11日 · Blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile: the body’s four humours were believed to control your personality in Shakespeare’s day and influenced the way the Bard created some of his most famous characters. WordsbyNelly Ekströmaverage reading time5 minutes11 December 2016. Article. show credit information for image 'William Shakespeare ...
The relationship between science and art - Wellcome Collection
2015年3月24日 · W hen C P Snow, the British novelist and physical chemist, wrote in 1959 that “the intellectual life of the whole of Western society is increasingly being split into two polar groups”, he was talking of the differences between scientists and literary intellectuals. But he could as easily have been talking about science and the visual arts. To many, science embodies the rational and ...
A medical history of smoking, from cure to killer
2019年4月2日 · In 1618, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) of London published ‘Pharmacopoeia Londinensis’, the first standard book of medicines in England. In it, the hot and dry tobacco leaf is recommended as a useful drug for counteracting the symptoms of cold and lethargy. Burying the victims of the plague in 1665, Samuel Wale.
Lichtkämpfer, Sonnenfreunde und wilde Nackte : zur Geschichte …
Lichtkämpfer, Sonnenfreunde und wilde Nackte : zur Geschichte der Freiköperkultur in Deutschland / Hans Bergemann.
Two naked Sicilian boys, in a classical pose, outside a cottage door ...
Plüschow, Wilhelm von, Baron, active 1880-1900. The Fallaize Collection. Photographs by Wilhelm von Gloeden and Wilhelm von Plu̎shcow. This item requires safeguarded access. You will need to complete an application form before you will be allowed to view this item. Requests are considered on a ...
The life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet
2017年6月27日 · The life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet. The 1990s saw a proliferation of virtual and robotic pets, inspiring either attentive care or neglectful guilt in their owners. Jenna Jovi describes how a demanding Tamagotchi launched her own particular digital devotion. Words by Jenna Joviaverage reading time 17 minutes 27 June 2017. Article.
The birth of Britain's National Health Service
2018年6月21日 · A hunger for change. Public hunger for change was building. Back in 1937, the bestselling novel The Citadel had presented a searing indictment of prewar health provision, based on the author A J Cronin’s experiences as a doctor in London and the mining villages of south Wales. In it, he contrasted the corrupt, immoral private practices of Harley Street with a socialised system he had worked ...
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