1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782641403321

Autore

Dahl Edward

Titolo

Sphaerae mundi [[electronic resource] ] : early globes at the Stewart Museum / / Edward H. Dahl and Jean-François Gauvin ; with the collaboration of Eileen Meillon, Robert Derome and Peter van der Krogt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Sillery, Quebec], : Septentrion, 2000

ISBN

1-282-85919-6

9786612859199

0-7735-6907-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DahlEdward H

GauvinJean-François <1969->

Disciplina

912

Soggetti

Globes - History

Celestial globes - History

Cartography - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Issued also in French under title: Sphaerae mundi : la collection de globes anciens du Musée Stewart.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references: p. 194-[199] and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- An Art Historian’s Approach to Globes -- Globes from The Netherlands -- Globes from England -- Globes from Germany -- Globes from Italy -- Globes from Sweden -- Globes from France -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Advances in modern science and technology have made present-day terrestrial and celestial globes scientifically obsolete and aesthetically banal. From the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century, however, they were indispensable tools for the study of geography and astronomy. Beginning with an overview of early globes, the authors examine how the modern era in globe making, which began in Flemish and Dutch shops in the early seventeenth century, show how globe making spread throughout Europe, and explain how what were both decorative and scientific objects became symbols of power, universal knowledge, intellectual status, and personal vanity. Beginning with the collection's earliest globe, dated 1533, the authors introduce us to the



life and works of some of the greatest Dutch, French, English, German, Italian, and Swedish globe makers. The 120 colour illustrations allow the reader to savour these rare and unusual works and include numerous detailed reproductions of both terrestrial and celestial map images. Sphæræ Mundi charts developments and changes over three centuries of globe making, considering the globes as indicators of scientific advance and geographical exploration as well as artifacts and providing a unique opportunity to become familiar with these complex and beautiful objects.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910411944503321

Autore

Marko Vladimir

Titolo

From Aspirin to Viagra : Stories of the Drugs that Changed the World / / by Vladimir Marko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-44286-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 276 p. 3 illus.)

Collana

Popular Science, , 2626-6113

Disciplina

615.109

Soggetti

Medicine

Health

Medicine—History

Pharmaceutical technology

Popular Science in Medicine and Health

History of Medicine

Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology

Comprimits (Medicina)

Història de la farmàcia

Història de la medicina

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Sommario/riassunto

From Aspirin to Viagra, insulin to penicillin, and vaccines to vitamin supplements, drugs have become part of our everyday lives. This staggering global industry wasn’t born overnight; advancements in pharmaceutical science have been happening for a long while, over the course of decades and even centuries. This book tells the history of ten prominent substances and how they came to be common household names. It shows how the creation of such influential drugs often began with the right person at the exactly right—or wrong!— time. The chapters tell the stories of geniuses and charlatans; scholars and amateurs; advances won through hard work or pure luck; and ultimately, the handful of resounding successes that revolutionized a global industry. Beyond the pioneers of the most famous drugs in our culture, the book analyzes how our perspective on medical treatment has shifted over the decades. Modern standards for testing and administering substances have created a new set of advantages, setbacks, and stigmas, all of which are discussed herein. .