OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES IN PROFESSIONAL CAREERS OF 18th CENTURY BRITISH ARCHITECTS

the implied reader in 18th century literary criticism

this thesis is going to delineate the concept of the reader as implied in 18th century literary theory; based on the study of the major reader oriented elements of criticism of the age-taste, the sublime, and aesthetic pleasure-its aim is to explain what sott of reader is implied and what kind of response on the part of the reader is proposed in 18th century english literary theory and aestheti...

Chronicle of Datura Toxicity in the 18th and 19th Century

Background: Datura stramonium is a poisonous and common flowering plant that is a member of the Solanacae family. Datura poisonings are a rare occurrence in the 21st century, making toxicological information on this plant sparse. Historical information on Datura provides useful information on the clinical symptoms and characteristics of poisonings. This review looks at the state of knowledge on...

Eyes: Identity and Commemoration in British 18th and 19th Century Sculpture

18th century eye testing spectacles.

It is believed that spectacles were discovered in the early 14th century, most probably by Armati of Florence. The testing spectacles illustrated were the property of Pierre de Sales La Terriere of Trois Riviers, Quebec, Canada. He studied medicine in Canada and subsequently at St Thomas’s Hospital, where he became MRCS. He previously served as a Surgeon in the Voltigeure Canadiens, during the ...

The Butterfly Diagram in the 18th Century

Digitized images of the drawings by J.C. Staudacher were used to determine sunspot positions for the period of 1749–1796. From the entire set of drawings, 6285 sunspot positions were obtained for a total of 999 days. Various methods have been applied to find the orientation of the solar disk which is not given for the vast majority of the drawings by Staudacher. Heliographic latitudes and longi...