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Historiography , History , Politics , Science/history , History, 20th Century , History, 21st CenturySubject(s)
Historiography , Science/history , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , United StatesSubject(s)
Neurosciences/history , Physics/history , Astronomy/history , Chemistry/history , History, 16th Century , History, 17th Century , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , History, Medieval , Mathematics/history , Nobel Prize , Philosophy/history , Public Health/history , Technology/history , Weights and Measures/historySubject(s)
Electromagnetic Phenomena , Models, Theoretical , Natural Science Disciplines , Chemistry/education , Chemistry/history , Electricity/history , Electromagnetic Phenomena/history , Gases/history , History, 18th Century , Natural Science Disciplines/education , Natural Science Disciplines/history , Physics/education , Physics/historyABSTRACT
For the past couple of centuries the penchant for prediction has been prevalent at century turns. How much have evaluations of scientific discovery and predictions for future advancement changed since those of the science commentators at the end of the last century?
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Science/trends , Disease , Forecasting , Humans , Technology , WarfareSubject(s)
Historiography , Philosophy, Medical/history , Science/history , History, 20th Century , United StatesABSTRACT
This year's commemorative platter includes ether anaesthesia, smallpox vaccination, radioactivity and several mathematical morsels, as well as an accidental death (Otto Lilienthal) and the mother of all births (the Universe).
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Science/history , History, 16th Century , History, 17th Century , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , History, 20th CenturyABSTRACT
Anniversarial commemorations this year include the discovery of X-rays, the calculation of the position of the undiscovered planet Neptune, the emergence of syphilis and the mandatory serving of lime juice to British sailors.
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Science/history , Animals , History, 15th Century , History, 16th Century , History, 17th Century , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , HumansABSTRACT
Understanding the intricacies of colour vision, the origins of the DNA industry and the classification of stars are but three of the scientific birthdays celebrated in this year's anniversarial feast.
