News tagged with historians
Tut's ills won't kill fascination, historians say
(AP) -- It turns out Egypt's beloved boy-king wasn't so golden after all - or much of a wild and crazy guy, for that matter. But will research showing King Tut was actually a hobbled, weak teen with a cleft ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Forensic Expert Brings New Dimension To Historic Photos
(PhysOrg.com) -- A mystery surrounding a Derbyshire Victorian photographer has been solved - thanks to the University of Derby and a local historian. ...
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Is the Mona Lisa a Self-Portrait?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Italian scientists hope to dig up the remains of Leonardo da Vinci in order to determine if his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa, is a disguised self-portrait.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Article Traces History of Darwinian Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite being a founding principle of modern biology for 150 years, evolutionary theory has played a limited role in the field of medicine. Only in the last 20 years has Darwinian medicine emerged as a discipline ...
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Secret behind the composition of the varnish on Stradivari violins revealed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Antonio Stradivari is the most famous instrument maker of all time. He was especially famous for his violins, which he produced in Cremona from about 1665 until his death in 1737. In particular, ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 04, 2009 |
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UCLA historian attempts to revive reputation of Union general, Reconstruction president
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new book, UCLA historian Joan Waugh argues that Ulysses S. Grant deserves to be remembered with as much reverence and gratitude as Abraham Lincoln.
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Archaeologists unearth Nero's revolving banquet hall
Archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a revolving banquet room built by the Roman emperor Nero, who ruled between 54 and 68 BC and was famed for his depraved and extravagant lifestyle, a statement said ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Napoleon died of kidney illness, says new book by Danish doctor
A retired Danish doctor claimed Tuesday to have uncovered the true cause of Napoleon's death, saying the French emperor died of a lengthy kidney illness instead of the being poisoned by his enemies.
May 05, 2009 |
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Was a 'mistress of the lionesses' a king in ancient Canaan?
The legend is that the great rulers of Canaan, the ancient land of Israel, were all men. But a recent dig by Tel Aviv University archaeologists at Tel Beth-Shemesh uncovered possible evidence of a mysterious ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Darwin's bills discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- You've seen the documentaries and read the book - now, for the first time, you can find out how Charles Darwin spent his money.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Researchers mine millions of metaphors through computer-based techniques
Metaphors cannot be taught, asserted the great philosopher Aristotle. "It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others." But a computer scientist and literary historian say he's wrong.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 03, 2009 |
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