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Medicine, consisting of surgery, physic and medications, has been practiced throughout human history. From ancient tribal mystics, astrologers and witches to 16th-century surgeons, physicians and apothecaries.
Medicine, consisting of surgery, physic and medications, has been practiced throughout human history. From ancient tribal mystics, astrologers and witches to 16th-century surgeons, physicians and apothecaries.
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) was formally establishedThe Royal opening, 1937. The Royal Family walking through the Colonnades. by Act of Parliament in 1934 and opened to the public by King George VI on 27 April 1937. It includes the 17th-century Queen’s House and, from the 1950s, the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
The collection of antique instruments of the Museum of the Department of Physical Sciences of the University of Naples, Federico II is made up of a large number of instruments which are of notable historic value and in a good state of conservation.
The world's leading centre for the presentation of contemporary science and technology, the Wellcome Wing explores the latest ideas and issues in a series of thought-provoking interactive displays
8 June 2004 was a special day for astronomers - a transit of Venus was visible across the UK. Many people came to the Observatory to watch it using viewers, projection screens and telescopes. See some of the pictures from the day.
This site is most notable for its on-line exhibitions. Topics covered include Astronomy, Navigation and Exploration. Researchers may find the exhibits about George Airy, Edmund Halley, William and Caroline Herschel, and the Story of Longitude. Each exhibit includes information about various aspects of the subject. The site also includes other useful pages about the history of the observatory, astronomy and navigation in addition to brief biographies of the fifteen astronomers royal.
The Royal Danish Naval Museum regards the historic collection of ship models as its cornerstone. The collection consists of about 400 items, illustrating the technical development of shipbuilding through the last 300 years. The collection contains models of ships, ornamentation and mechanical devices dating as far back as 1669. It is among the finest in the world and is in some respects unique.
This edition differs from the published gloss. Lists of Chinese characters have been removed. The typeset pinyin toning has been replaced by a pre-press mark-up system that indicates the tones.
Ethnic people around the world developed their own drugs to fight against the diseases by hit andtrail methods based on their experiences and passed the knowledge from generation to generation.Their knowledge on medicine is called as Ethnomedicine.The long experiences of various ethnic groups in the early human civilization helped to develop a complete system of medicine known as The Traditional medicine. The traditional Chinese Medicine,The Traditional Indian Medicine (Ayurvedic
system of medicine),The Unani medicine, etc. are among such examples
Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years. Its use spread throughout the Han society, with different treatment systems developed for the noble, peasant, worker and merchant classes .Chinese medicine reflects Han history, culture and use of natural resources, and is unique in theory and methods.
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