This paper intends to signify the utilization of the iconographic resources of the language in the construction and diffusion of the rhetorical elements of the scientific language, with special attention to the XVIIth an...This paper intends to signify the utilization of the iconographic resources of the language in the construction and diffusion of the rhetorical elements of the scientific language, with special attention to the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, as historic outstanding times in the configuration of the so-called modern science.
It's intended to trace an outline of the history of the psychiatric Argentinean thought through their more important thinkers, as well as through the institutions that were created during the period, analyzing their ideo...It's intended to trace an outline of the history of the psychiatric Argentinean thought through their more important thinkers, as well as through the institutions that were created during the period, analyzing their ideological and socio-political relationships, essential for the development of a medical discipline that has very important social implications.
The author analyzes the position of Spanish medicine in the contemporary debate on age, leaning on for this in the written testimonies of the physicians from the ends of the XIXth century of the central decades of our ce...The author analyzes the position of Spanish medicine in the contemporary debate on age, leaning on for this in the written testimonies of the physicians from the ends of the XIXth century of the central decades of our century, showing their coincidence with the medical western literature of the time.
The article explains the meaning of some Iranian technical words, which appear in anatomical Arab works. They are interesting, not only because they are nearly unknown, but also because they are evidence of the influence...The article explains the meaning of some Iranian technical words, which appear in anatomical Arab works. They are interesting, not only because they are nearly unknown, but also because they are evidence of the influence of Iranian culture on the rise of Arabian scientific medicine, and so an encouragement to further investigation on this subject.
In the context of a study on medical assistance and sanitary politics in Peru from XVIth to XIXth centuries, the author made a documentary research about the changes occurred on the Hospital of the Sacred Spirit, especia...In the context of a study on medical assistance and sanitary politics in Peru from XVIth to XIXth centuries, the author made a documentary research about the changes occurred on the Hospital of the Sacred Spirit, especially that concerning their transfer, in 1750, from Lima to Bellavista.
Exhaustive study of Benedictus Textor's Stirpium differentiae (1534), a work endeavouring at this time to convey systematically to students of medicine the Galenic properties of plants; a scientific adaptation of the mea...Exhaustive study of Benedictus Textor's Stirpium differentiae (1534), a work endeavouring at this time to convey systematically to students of medicine the Galenic properties of plants; a scientific adaptation of the meaning of Dioscorides' work.
Blanco Castro E, Morales Valverde R, Sánchez Moreno PM
Asclepio
· 1994 · PMID 11640479
The 17th century represented a parenthesis in Spain's scientific development at an institutional level although learning was preserved and transmitted to the incoming generations by means of individual personalities. Ber...The 17th century represented a parenthesis in Spain's scientific development at an institutional level although learning was preserved and transmitted to the incoming generations by means of individual personalities. Bernardo de Cienfuegos, a physician and botanist, wrote his works in the first half of the 17th century. These amount to seven hand-written bound volumes that are kept at the Spanish National Library and contain some 1,000 drawings of plants, most of them in colour. They actually are a monumental work of recopilation that gather a great number of original data about plants and their application, especially in the realm of medicine.
Presentation, study and publication of an original narrative, written at the end of last century by Concepción Morell (1864-1906), a quite complex and contradictory woman, who has become known to us for her personal rela...Presentation, study and publication of an original narrative, written at the end of last century by Concepción Morell (1864-1906), a quite complex and contradictory woman, who has become known to us for her personal relationship to Benito Perez Galdós. The narrative that she handed or sent to the novelist consists of a manuscript of 43 numbered pages written only on one side. Concepción Morell's short story is very theatrically exposed and poses suggestive expectations through the manifestations and the symptomatology of a hysterical woman who is watched and analyzed by male characters, although both the insane protagonist and the spectators/narrators express the contradictions and the experiences of the woman writer. This text is also of interest because it is one of the first woman's writings known to us dealing with history at the end of the nineteenth century which, among many other items, depicts some of the better known symptoms of this disease at that time. It also gives us an overview of the social importance of that evil which became so manifest both in everyday and in the literary life.
The retina was one of the main objects of study in the first stage of the scientific work of Ramón y Cajal. As culmination of his previous works Cajal published in 1893 in the journal La Cellule an article titled "La rét...The retina was one of the main objects of study in the first stage of the scientific work of Ramón y Cajal. As culmination of his previous works Cajal published in 1893 in the journal La Cellule an article titled "La rétine des Vertébrés". This article on the retina is a perfect example of Cajal's ability for the systematic study of the cellular types of the nervous centers, its morphological description and its intercellular contacts, as well as for the formulation of physiological interpretations and hypothesis on the development of the neuronal prolongations. Finally some comments are made on the influence of the evolutionary thinking of Haeckel and Herbert Spencer on the work of Ramón y Cajal.
The author analyzes the educational activities of doctor Joseph Severo y Lopez, one of the main representatives of the Royal Studies of Practical Medicine of Madrid and a figure who has been little known so far due to th...The author analyzes the educational activities of doctor Joseph Severo y Lopez, one of the main representatives of the Royal Studies of Practical Medicine of Madrid and a figure who has been little known so far due to the scarce data available about his life and work. The report is divided in a series of chapters that give an overview of the teaching and attending staff of that Royal Institution, its syllabus and, particularly, of Severo y Lopez's teachings as well as of the main educational and consulting works of medicine which he recommended.
Juan Negrín's political activities during and after the Spanish Civil War, that gave rise to much controversy, have unjustly overshadowed his valuable contribution as an organizer and reformer of the scientific instituti...Juan Negrín's political activities during and after the Spanish Civil War, that gave rise to much controversy, have unjustly overshadowed his valuable contribution as an organizer and reformer of the scientific institutions of his time. In his capacity of Head of the General Physiologic Laboratory of the Residence of Students in 1916, Negrín's links with the Board for the Development of Scientifical Studies and Research (J.A.E.) allowed him to make an outstanding contribution to a renewal and updating movement in the f*eld of sciences. A modern "school" of experimental physiologists developed under his wing and was sponsored by the Chair of Physiology of the Central University which Negrin held in 1922. Concomitantly, Negrin's access to executive posts (Secretary of the Faculty of Medicine and of the Governing Board of the University City), that enabled him to implement very healthy initiatives, drew him into an ever more active engagement in the Spanish political life of his time as a result of which he relinquished his promising scientifical career. The present work intends to redeem from undeserved oblivion the huge human and intellectual personality of a man who can unmistakably be qualified as one of the historical and scientifical leaders of the twentieth century.
The present work deals with the measures taken in Spain during the first half of the XX century to fight leprosy. The main policy to curb this infectious and contagious disease consisted first in isolating the patients;...The present work deals with the measures taken in Spain during the first half of the XX century to fight leprosy. The main policy to curb this infectious and contagious disease consisted first in isolating the patients; nevertheless, as knowledge concerning the disease grew up considerably, its preventive measures started to evolve along the period. Another point of decisive influence regarding the fight against leprosy was the intervention of the health authorities in the different historical moments and the social response to this evil.
By means of this article we intend to assess the attention paid, during the reign of D. Juan III (1521-1557), to the health professionals, and specifically to the pharmacists. With this aim, we will focus on the survey l...By means of this article we intend to assess the attention paid, during the reign of D. Juan III (1521-1557), to the health professionals, and specifically to the pharmacists. With this aim, we will focus on the survey letters, which allow us to have an idea about the geographical distribution of the pharmacist. Other elements, particularly the chemist's shop, and the social importance of this agent will be highlighted, insofar as the sources so permit, regarding the continent and the Portuguese expansion areas, as the North of Africa and the East.
In 1557 Francisco Martinez published the first Spanish treatise on odontology under the title "A brief conversation on matters of dentistry and the marvelous natural workmanship of the mouth". This is the first text in t...In 1557 Francisco Martinez published the first Spanish treatise on odontology under the title "A brief conversation on matters of dentistry and the marvelous natural workmanship of the mouth". This is the first text in the Spanish medical literature ever to have contained recommendations concerning the care and attention to be given to the mouth of children. The present article analyzes the ideas on dental anatomy, extractions, as well as on preventive and preservative odontology for children, that are expounded in Martinez's text.
Except for some loose attempts without any continuity, the actual beginning of the teaching of chemistry at the Spanish university must be associated to the establishment of the University of Madrid, in 1836. The first c...Except for some loose attempts without any continuity, the actual beginning of the teaching of chemistry at the Spanish university must be associated to the establishment of the University of Madrid, in 1836. The first chairs of this branch were incorporated into the framework of the philosophical studies and were designed to contribute useful data to other careers considered at that time of a higher rank. The introduction of chemistry as a special subject in the Faculty of Philosophy, dates back to the implementation of the education plan known as "Pidal Plan". The present article analyzes the circumstances of that introduction until the incorporation of the subject into a specific branch of the Faculty of Sciences, as ruled by the Moyanno Act of 1857.
Given the absence of odontological texts and against the background of the very poor development of this branch of surgery during the XVII century, we have thoroughly investigated the medical, surgical and paediatric tex...Given the absence of odontological texts and against the background of the very poor development of this branch of surgery during the XVII century, we have thoroughly investigated the medical, surgical and paediatric texts of the century, all scattered around and of different length, and have bumped against the text of the noteworthy "paediatrician" of the Rénaissance, Francisco Pérez Cascales who, in his "Liber de affectionibus puerorum", tackles, in hand with the Greek and Roman classical authors, only one oral and dental problem: mouth ulcers, and lingers on their aethiology, diagnosis and clinical treatment. We are also remaking the biography of the author, trying to fill in the many blanks found in it and correct the multiple errors through the incorporation of appropriate documents and references.
Fabio Colonna's De glossopetris dissertatio is part of the biological time. Announces the dawn of a paleontology that understood nature as a closed and orderly system ruled by a perfect, natural codex. The Neapolitan int...Fabio Colonna's De glossopetris dissertatio is part of the biological time. Announces the dawn of a paleontology that understood nature as a closed and orderly system ruled by a perfect, natural codex. The Neapolitan intellectual climate, characteristic of the transit from XVIIth to XVIIIth century, converge in a process of institutionalization of science.