Comparison Of Euthytone And Palintone Capabilities,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
Comparison Of Euthytone And Palintone Capabilities, Gregory Ryherd
Classics Ancient Science Fair
This presentation is a comparison between two different long range siege weapons. The poster presentation compares their usage, practicality, and other various aspects of the weapons.
Pliny The Younger & Mt. Vesuvius,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
Pliny The Younger & Mt. Vesuvius, Taylor Huxlrey
Classics Ancient Science Fair
Pliny the Younger's letters painted a beautiful picture of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. His letters are thought to have allowed modern volcanoligists to discover information about the eruption and the destruction of Pompeii. This presentation discusses how impactful these letters truly were.
Between History And Geography,
2020
Bucknell University
Between History And Geography, Karen M. Morin, Mike Heffernan
Faculty Contributions to Books
No abstract provided.
Ancient Snakebite Literature: The Brooklyn Medical Papyrus And Nicander’S Theriaca,
2020
CUNY Brooklyn College
Ancient Snakebite Literature: The Brooklyn Medical Papyrus And Nicander’S Theriaca, Montgomery Q. Stewart
Publications and Research
The Brooklyn Papyrus is an Egyptian medical treatise on the subject of snakebite cures. It is a part of the Brooklyn Museum’s Charles Edwin Wilbour collection (47.218.48 and 47.218.85). In the 1960s, the papyrus was translated into French by Egyptologist Serge Sauneron. This research paper includes the first full translation of the Brooklyn Papyrus, as well as an introductory essay, which analyzes the structural and religious elements of the work. It also compares the Brooklyn Papyrus to another notable work on snakebites, Nicander of Colophon’s Theriaca.
1. President's Office Records, 1941-1998,
2020
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1. President's Office Records, 1941-1998, The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center
Director's Office Records: Ernst Bertner and R. Lee Clark Archives
The President's Office Records include materials generated and received by the President of the institution, and his staff, during his time in office. The early records also include the materials generated and received by the Director of the institution, and his staff, prior to the time the position of President existed. Additionally, there are records from the President Emeritus office included in the record group.
"The Cruelest Of Ills": Irregular Practitioners, The Royal College Of Physicians, And The "French Pox," C. 1550-1630,
2020
Minnesota State University, Mankato
"The Cruelest Of Ills": Irregular Practitioners, The Royal College Of Physicians, And The "French Pox," C. 1550-1630, Sarah Fischer
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
The confluence of the endemization of syphilis and plague outbreaks between 1590-1630 defined the milieu of the medical marketplace in London. The irregular practitioners that treated patients with these diseases used them as a mode of self-fashioning and established themselves as credible. During this time, the Royal College of Physicians attempted to censor the medical practice of these irregulars to reinforce and establish themselves as a superior authority within the medical marketplace. The College physicians attempted to self-fashion their institution because among all of the medical professionals within London, they had the least amount of practical training with patients. The …
The “Humanitarian Mystique:” Tracing The Rhetoric And Politics Of Aid In Southeast Asia From The Age Of The Civilizing Mission To The Present,
2020
Colby College
The “Humanitarian Mystique:” Tracing The Rhetoric And Politics Of Aid In Southeast Asia From The Age Of The Civilizing Mission To The Present, Elizabeth M. Holland
Honors Theses
In contemporary Western popular culture, humanitarian action often serves as the ultimate expression of altruism, compassion, and moral obligation. This research historicizes humanitarianism to understand the assumptions that underlie its affective appeal. Oversimplified narratives of aid work frequently fail to acknowledge the historical and geopolitical context in which this work occurs. I argue that humanitarianism, as both a discursive tool and code of practice, makes visible some legacies of the ‘civilizing mission’ – the ideology used to justify colonialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. An exercise in comparative history, this research consists of three spatially and temporally …
"They Shall Be A Kosmos:" Alexander Von Humboldt And The Ecopoetics Of Walt Whitman,
2020
Colby College
"They Shall Be A Kosmos:" Alexander Von Humboldt And The Ecopoetics Of Walt Whitman, Benjamin Theyerl
Honors Theses
Places the naturalist Alexander Von Humboldt's proto-ecological ideas in conversation with Walt Whitman's poetry to show how the poet developed an ecopoetics in conversation with the natural sciences of his time, with specific attention to Von Humboldt's theory of the "kosmos" - by which Whitman's poetic persona self-identified. These recognitions are combined with how Whitman's idealized version of the American poet as a “kosmos” creates a political ecology in Whitman’s work, placing his ecopoetics into environmental discourses that resonate from their origin in the nineteenth century to our present ecological moment today.
Roman Medical Instruments,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
Roman Medical Instruments, Mickayla Hite, Kendall Westmor
Classics Ancient Science Fair
This poster presents information about a variety of Roman Medical Instruments. It includes Scalpels, Cauteries, Forceps, Gynecological Instruments, Probes, Bleeding Cups, and Materials.
The Ancient Greek Trireme: A Staple Of Ancient Maritime Tradition,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
The Ancient Greek Trireme: A Staple Of Ancient Maritime Tradition, Joseph York
Classics Ancient Science Fair
This poster presented information on the Greek Trireme. The Ancient Greek Trireme was a staple ship of Greek naval warfare, and played a key role in the Persian Wars, the creation of the Athenian maritime empire, and the Peloponnesian wars.
Archimedes Catapult,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
Archimedes Catapult, Dominick West
Classics Ancient Science Fair
This presentation discusses various weapons used in the past. It starts with discussions of the belly bow, torsion springs, and catapults that use the spring.
A Philological Examination Of Eratosthenes’ Calculation Of Earth’S Circumference,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
A Philological Examination Of Eratosthenes’ Calculation Of Earth’S Circumference, Kelly Staver
Classics Ancient Science Fair
A Greek mathematician named Eratosthenes calculated an accurate measurementofthe Earth’s circumference, that being 250,000 stades orclose to Earth’s actualcircumference of40,120 km,¹ in Hellenistic Alexandria, Egyptcirca 240 B.C.E. To do this, Eratosthenes’utilized the distance between Alexandria and Syeneandgnomon measurements taken in Syeneand Alexandria at noon on the summersolstice.
The Cosmos According To Ptolemy,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
The Cosmos According To Ptolemy, Benjamin Smith
Classics Ancient Science Fair
In the second century AD, Claudius Ptolemaeus, the astronomer from Alexandria, would provide a geometric conception of the cosmos with the ability to predict planetary motion, in what would be known as the Ptolemaic, or Geocentric, Model of the Universe. Prior to Ptolemy, the notion in ancient astronomy was that the cosmos was ”perfect”; the heavenly bodies must move along the perfect curve (a circle) as the perfect shape (a sphere). Yet, irregularities occur in observing the planets in concentric circles alone. Ptolemy’s answer, building upon Hipparchus and Aristotle, would present an eccentric system in which the heavenly bodies move …
The Antikythera Mechanism,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
The Antikythera Mechanism, Aladsair Turnbull
Classics Ancient Science Fair
The mechanism was retrieved from a shipwreck off the coast of Antikythera in 1901. The structure of the mechanism was the subject of debate among scholars for many years after the initial discovery. Little is known about the maker of the device and there is still disagreement regarding certain pieces of the mechanism. Close study of the fragments allowed many models to be designed.
Gynecology In Antiquity,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
Gynecology In Antiquity, Kristen Cross
Classics Ancient Science Fair
The field of Gynecology has had major shifts through its history. It began with the expansion of duties for Midwives and a wide variety of schools of thought continued to advise its growth. This presentation discusses the ancient thoughts, their origins, and its many outdated beliefs.
Evolution Of Surgery And Surgical Instruments In Science,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
Evolution Of Surgery And Surgical Instruments In Science, Shelbi Royster
Classics Ancient Science Fair
The professionalism of the medical field developed in ancient Greece through the Hippocratic Corpus. This is one of first Greek writings on medical practices and the tools associated with different medical practices as well. Although medicine and its practices were defined from different writers, the medical field was not a popular profession to enter in the Greek world. Educational occupations such as philosophy were more sought after, especially with superstitions of the Greeks.
Sailing In The Ancient Mediterranean,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
Sailing In The Ancient Mediterranean, Cody Lawrence
Classics Ancient Science Fair
Sailing in the Mediterranean was no simple feat. The technological advancements took many decades to continue went through many stages. This presentation discusses various stages of these advances and discusses many of the shipwrecks found of the various stages of development.
The Engineering Of Roman Baths,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
The Engineering Of Roman Baths, Rachel Kinder
Classics Ancient Science Fair
The Roman Bath was a engineering miracle that has captured our imaginations for centuries. This presentation explores the history, engineering, and social implications of the Roman Bath.
Ballista,
2020
Wright State University - Main Campus
Ballista, Amber Terrill
Classics Ancient Science Fair
This presentation is based on the construction of a miniature scale Ballista. In addition to creating and demonstrating the Ballista, it also discusses its function, and other aspects of the siege weapon.
Review Of Perspectives On West Africa's Ebola Epidemic - Understanding West Africa's Ebola Epidemic: Towards A Political Economy. Edited By Ibrahim Abdullah And Ismail Rashid.,
2020
Bryn Mawr College
Review Of Perspectives On West Africa's Ebola Epidemic - Understanding West Africa's Ebola Epidemic: Towards A Political Economy. Edited By Ibrahim Abdullah And Ismail Rashid., Kalala J. Ngalamulume
History Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.
