A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century

Walt Whitman: Nineteenth-century Popular Culture

Health care and popular medicine in nineteenth century England. Essays in the social history of medicine

JOHN WOODWARD and DAVID RICHARDS (editors), Health care and popular medicine in nineteenth century England. Essays in the social history of medicine, London, Croom Helm, 1977, 8vo, pp. [vi], 195, £7.95. Present-day medical historians are well aware that the social aspects of the history of medicine have in the past suffered relative neglect and that more and deeper studies in this area are need...

Marginalization of Women's Popular Culture in Nineteenth Century Bengal'

Taking all matters into consideration, the poor woman of this country should be an object of compassion rather than of our contempt The stimulus given to India by British example, and capital employed for the education of Indian females, is not among the least of her beneficial operations. The time will come when their worth shall be duly appreciated by the daughters of India; and then, should ...

Popular astronomy.

The Springer-Praxis Popular Astronomy programme covers the latest observations, techniques and discoveries in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology, selecting key topics designed to fire the imagination of keen astronomers everywhere. Many of the topics selected for titles in this programme are refreshingly new, and away from the accepted mainstream of titles published in this area. Topics inc...

History of Science. Science in the Nineteenth Century

that show variations comparable to those seen among men and among apes of different species today. These variations accounted for some of the controversy of classification, especially when limited fossil material was available. In subsequent chapters the teeth, skulls and pelves are described in relation to other hominid or pongid fossils. The teeth of the australopithecines were hominoid in sh...