In 1642 The "History of Monsters" was published. Based on studies by Ulysses Aldrovandi - "the father of natural history", it combined all known "monsters" from medieval reports to birth deformities to monsters reported by sailors traversing the unmapped world. It was 'science'.

Entre 1870 y 1930 se popularizaron los zoológicos humanos en Bélgica, Francia y Alemania con la idea de exhibir de forma pública a mujeres, niños y hombres procedentes de África sustentado en el racismo científico que utilizó la frenología y fisionomía para justificar el racismo

Novedad #PersonajesFHT: Robert Hooke, el físico que dibujó lo invisible y vio una “célula” por primera vez. 🔬🦠 Fue uno de los genios más prolíficos, pero Newton quiso borrarlo de la #historia por su rivalidad. 🔗Descúbrelo: forohistorico.coit.es/index.php/pers…

El jueves 21 de agosto de 1930 Modesto Bargalló impartió una conferencia en Barcelona en la que defendió el valor de la historia de la ciencia en la enseñanza de la física y la química, aspecto clave de su obra como didacta de las ciencias. Para saber más: modestobargallo.jimdofree.com/ergon/historia…

Reading 'The Natural History of Medicinal Plants' by Professor Judith Sumner. I'll never forget her generosity in allowing me to use her personal dissecting microscope just over a decade ago.

Mammal paleoart by Robert Bruce Horsfall from over a century ago still slaps. They're all featured in "A History of Land Mammals of the Western Hemisphere", which is so lengthy that I'm not even sure where to begin analyzing it.

Explore the rich heritage of #TraditionalCostumes from Malta, Ireland & Finland in this study. 🧵From the voluminous għonnella, to Celtic embroidery in Irish revival dress, to Karelian wool gowns—each piece reflects deep cultural roots & craftsmanship. 📖 brnw.ch/21wW3nr

SCHCT Step back in time with us to 1876, when Dr. Vicente Peset y Cervera, a key figure in Spanish medicine, published an analysis of spontaneous human combustion from a medical-legal perspective. doi.org/10.3390/histor… #HistoryOfMedicine #ForensicMedicine #history #HistoryOfScience

🌍 Call for Papers: Special Issue on Heritage and Sustainability: Keys to the Management and Valorization of Natural Resources We invite researchers to submit original work on #HeritageConservation, #Sustainability & #Community well-being. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wW4CQ

El #científico #botánico #gaditano   #JoséCelestinoMutis perpetuado en la memoria de #España en el billete antiguo de dos   mil pesetas.  Historia de Colombia

🔪🦴 Ingenio prehistórico: los neandertales usaban una herramienta multifuncional apodada la “navaja suiza” de la Prehistoria. Un utensilio clave que muestra su capacidad técnica y adaptativa. 🔗 eldiario.es/spin/ingeniosa… #Arqueología #Prehistoria #Neandertales #Historia

On Nov.13 I will be at La Sapienza in Rome for the book launch of my Filosofia e scienza delle piante nel Seicento🪴, kindly invited by Riccarda Suitner, to discuss my research with Riccardo Pozzo. 🌿#plantstudies #histsci 🌳 The book is available here: edizioniets.com/scheda.asp?n=9…

Today’s Find: James Sawyer’s 1904 book “Insomnia: Its Causes & Cure” tinyurl.com/2uvhm96s #histmed #medicalhistory #insomnia

📣 Call for Papers! Special Issue: Interactions Across Borders in Historical Contexts: Interdisciplinary Approaches 📩 Submit here: brnw.ch/21wXU9X #BorderStudies #History #InterdisciplinaryResearch #FrontierStudies

📷 Pérez-Pérez, A.; Vallejo, J.R. The Phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Spain. #Histories 2025, 5, 39. doi.org/10.3390/histor… #medicalhistory #medicinalegal #HistoriaDeLaCiencia #HistoryOfScience #KnowledgeHistory MDPI

This week's class in the relationship between environmental and human differences, which parallels the differences between plants🌳, as Montaigne (Essais 2.12) stresses #conenvhist #histsci #climate #race

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? In 18th-19th century Spain, doctors debated! Our paper uncovers #MedicalLegal views & societal fears. See doi.org/10.3390/histor… #HistoryOfMedicine #ForensicHistory #Pseudoscience MDPI

Call for Papers – #SESB is now welcoming submissions! We invite high-quality original research, reviews, perspectives, policy analyses, and interdisciplinary articles in systems ethnopharmacology and sustainable bioresources. Submit to SESB sciencedirect.com/journal/system…

📢#Specialissue: #Ethnopharmacology in Latin America, 2nd Edition ⏰Deadline: 20 June 2026 🎓Guest Editors: Dr. Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro 📖Find out more at mdpi.com/journal/pharma… MDPI Biology

Sigmund Freud estuvo propuesto al premio Nobel de Fisiología y Medicina por lo menos 12 veces y una vez al de literatura. Parece que en la decisión de la Academia de no darle el premio influyó mucho un informe de Henry Marcus quien concluyó que su trabajo no tenía validez