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Time Travel | History's Edge

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Posted by Gail Taylor. January 14, 2015. Who can resist a chance to travel in time? The Chronicles of Narnia. To the long-running television series. Featuring an article on visiting Iran, a Purple Heart from Algeria dated 1942. I held tangible memories of a century gone by in my hands. Among all the pictures and letters–beautiful Persian scrapbooks from 60 years ago. His library reflects his fascination with history, travel, and faith. Typed cards show a young couple in Nebraska advertising their skills.

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Spagyrik - Hermetik - Alchymie :: Peter Hochmeier

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Alchemy intertraditional, iatrochymical traditions and natural philosophy. Spagyrie - Laboratoire Elixalp. Verlag mit Reprints zu Spagyrik und Alchymie. Julius Ruska - Sammlung. Rund um die Alchymie. Erdfarben, Edelsteinfarben, Pflanzenfarben, Mal-Zubehör. Peter Hochmeier - 2006-2013 - powered by Xon.

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Thesis : Al-Razi’s Book of Secrets | History's Edge

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Thesis : Al-Razi’s Book of Secrets. Al-Razi’s Book of Secrets: The Practical Laboratory in the Medieval Islamic World. The English translation now available as a book from Amazon. UPDATE: April 12, 2015: This English translation is now available as a book on Amazon. Look for: The Alchemy of Al-Razi: A Translation of the “Book of Secrets,” by Gail Marlow Taylor, or use this link:. Http:/ www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Al-Razi-Translation-Book-Secrets/dp/1507778791/ref=sr 1 1? And its relationship to medieval Euro...

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What the Grinch Forgot | History's Edge

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What the Grinch Forgot. Posted by Gail Taylor. December 14, 2014. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Came out in 1957. How the Grinch Stole Christmas,. Dr Suess lists the non-essential trimmings of the holidays: It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags! A few grade school friends have stayed close through the years. (Tehran, 1956). Remember the video call home in 2001: A Space Odessy? Sharing candy in the wardroom: Christmas letter at sea, 1967. By Theodor Seuss...

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Quarantine | History's Edge

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Posted by Gail Taylor. November 6, 2014. Pasteur identified Streptococcus as an infectious bacteria in 1878. The practical and ethical questions we struggle with today are very human dilemmas that people have wrestled with throughout history. Do we isolate people who are sick, people who might become sick, or the entire household of an exposed individual? What happens to their clothes and belongings? How do we handle waste, disinfection, treatment, and burial? The role of the mosquito in malaria, yellow ...

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Express Yourself in a Foreign Language! | History's Edge

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Express Yourself in a Foreign Language! Posted by Gail Taylor. October 1, 2014. In this article, guest author Geoffrey Taylor attacks the more difficult active foreign language skills of speaking and writing. Both require practice and interaction with native speakers, but don’t despair! As Geoffrey suggests, there are ways to approach this even without going abroad. This is the second of two articles written by Geoffrey Taylor for the. Language Learning Made Easy- Part II. Of people who speak that langua...

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Happy New Year — Again! | History's Edge

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Happy New Year — Again! Posted by Gail Taylor. March 20, 2015. I love how the beginning of the New Year around the world is associated with the coming of light. January first follows closely after the winter solstice, bringing us reassurance that the days will finally begin to lengthen. The Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year comes when the second new moon after the winter solstice brings the first promise of spring. Light overcomes darkness with the triumph of the life-giving sun. Or seven items starting...

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The Antikythera Mechanism | History's Edge

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Posted by Gail Taylor. July 18, 2015. Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008), author of. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Be sure to seek out the darkened room at the back. The largest fragment in the display case shows layers of gear wheels. Investigators have devised various models to better understand the mechanism. Century, ( http:/ www.horologica.co.uk/horology/Strasbourg.html. A continuous film gives the mechanism historical context. Detailed charts illustrated the mechanism’s layers of complexity. Https:/ en.wiki...

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How the Internet Brought My Thesis to Life | History's Edge

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How the Internet Brought My Thesis to Life. Posted by Gail Taylor. May 3, 2015. A master’s thesis lies buried in my dresser drawer. It bears the title, The Popular Front Government of France, June 1936-June 1937. The typewritten pages are brittle and yellowed. Although it has literally been around the world, packed and repacked in my mother’s many moves, the document itself has rarely seen the light of day since it was approved by a history department committee in 1943. I let it go. The thesis published ...

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Is the Electronic Medical Record a good thing? | History's Edge

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Is the Electronic Medical Record a good thing? Posted by Gail Taylor. February 18, 2015. Carried an op-ed piece by a doctor who opposes the electronic medical record. He argued that the time spent entering findings and interventions into the computer detracted from valuable doctor-patient interaction. He also objected to the purchase and implementation time and cost. Dr. Singer focused on the outpatient visit experience from the physician’s viewpoint. Letter to the Editor. I realize the implementation of...