What is Alchemy ?
Alchemy was not merely misguided chemistry; it made many contributions to chemistry. Alchemy was, however, a magical or mystical way of...
The Volcano Thera
We know from geological and archaeological records that a major eruption of the volcano Thera (named after the largest remaining island in...
Phoenician merchants
The earliest explorers are barely remembered legends. Among legendary voyages is that of Jason and the Argonauts, now thought to record the first...
Early Surgery
Surgery is perhaps the oldest form of medicine. The practice of making holes in the skull, or trephining, is prehistoric, while one of...
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARTS
NEVER before or after, excepting perhaps under Pericles, has a government so stimulated, nourished, or dominated art as under Louis...
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
