Plague Columns in Central Europe
Plague columns are fairly common in Central Europe. While most date from the Baroque period, some are much earlier. Here are three.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 05/29 at 01:10 PM
PACHSmörgåsbord
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Thursday, May 09, 2013
History of Science Society Establishes Physical Sciences Forum
In tribute to the growth of interest in the history of physical sciences, the History of Science Society (HSS) has inaugurated a new group dedicated to the subject, called the Physical Sciences Forum (PSF).
Posted by Paul Halpern on 05/09 at 03:40 PM
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Three Historic Physics Sites to Be Honored
Three sites important to the history of physics have been chosen by the APS Historic Sites Initiative to be honored in 2013
Posted by Paul Halpern on 04/16 at 06:30 PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Fourth Dimension And Non-Euclidean Geometry In Modern Art
Linda Dalrymple Henderson’s groundbreaking history of the influence of higher dimensions on modern art has been updated and published in a new edition
Posted by Paul Halpern on 03/26 at 08:04 PM
Monday, March 25, 2013
Cosmas, the Tabernacle, and the Flat Earth
The Byzantine traveller-turned-monk Cosmas Indicopleustes was a rare proponent of a flat earth.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 03/25 at 10:48 PM
Friday, February 08, 2013
More Patent Medicine Artifacts
In addition to the almanacs and trading cards and other ephemera, patent medicine companies also used their bottles to market their products.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 02/08 at 11:25 AM
Relics from Medicine’s Sordid Past
Today’s adventures in boxes of junk turned up two interesting little artifacts: a phrenology bust and a business card from an Indian Cancer Doctress
Posted by Darin Hayton on 02/08 at 09:47 AM
(2) Comments •
Thursday, February 07, 2013
The Caspar Wistar Plaque on 4th Street
Philadelphia is peppered with memorializing plaques celebrating the city’s rich scientific history. Here is the Caspar Wistar memorial.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 02/07 at 09:44 AM
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Controlling Panic in Renaissance Europe
For at least half a millennium now authorities have tried to control panic during epidemics. Here are just a few of the early sixteenth century efforts to quell society’s fears during such outbreaks.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 02/05 at 09:30 AM
Monday, February 04, 2013
Medical Notes from the 1940s
A sort of vademecum of student medical notes from the 1940s, probably from Boston City Hospital.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 02/04 at 11:00 AM