Monthly Archives: July 2012

Disease in the ancient world By Frederick F. Cartwright in collaboration with Michael D. Biddiss Disease associated with civilization is older than written history for civilization of a kind existed before the earliest records were kept. There is evidence of … Continue reading →

Quinquina; la quinine. En 1639 la Condesa Ana de Chinchn, épouse du conde de Chinchn (ca. ,circa ou sur 1590- 1647), l’espagnol vice-roi du Pérou, a été frappé par un persistant la fièvre tropicale. Après que les médecins européens n’ont … Continue reading →

Cinchona; Quinine. In 1639 the Condesa Ana de Chinchón, wife of the conde de Chinchón (ca.,circa or about  1590—1647), the Spanish viceroy of Peru, was stricken with a persistent tropical fever. After European doctors failed to restore her health, she … Continue reading →

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi 1834-1904 French Sculptor Known for the La Liberté Éclairant Le Monde – Liberty enlightening the world or The Statue of Liberty Inscribed July IV MDCCLXXVI or July 4th 1776 American Declaration of Independence Height from ground to … Continue reading →