Poincaré, Émile Léon. Prophylaxie et géographie médicale :des principales maladies tributaires de l’hygiène. From the holdings of Center for the…
Month: April 2011
Tropical Diseases and the Construction of the Panama Canal, 1904–1914
The Mosquito: Its Relation to Disease and Its Extermination. From the holdings of Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine—Harvard Medical…
Syphilis, 1494–1923
Syphilis, 1494–1923 Des Inoculations Syphilitiques. From the holdings of Center for the History of Medicine/Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine—Harvard…
Spanish Influenza in North America, 1918–1919
Spanish Influenza in North America, 1918–1919 Spanish Influenza, Three-Day Fever, The Flu. From the holdings of Harry Elkins Widener Memorial…
“Pestilence” and the Printed Books of the Late 15th Century
Herbarius. Patauie impressus: [Johann Petri], anno domi[ni] [et]cetera lxxxv [1485]. From the holdings of Center for the History of Medicine/Francis…
The Great Plague of London, 1665
The Great Plague of London, 1665 Old Saint Paul’s: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire. From the holdings…
Cholera Epidemics in the 19th Century
The Prevention and Treatment of Epidemic Cholera. From the holdings of Andover–Harvard Theological Library—Harvard Divinity School. First appearing in Europe…
The Boston Smallpox Epidemic, 1721
The Boston Smallpox Epidemic, 1721 A Narrative of the Method and Success of Inoculating the Small-Pox in New England, 1722.…
On This Day NYT & The Learning Channel
on April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in…
How to Display a Retired Space Shuttle
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 NASA has stated that it intends to put up its three space shuttle orbiters — Discovery,…
