Hans von Gersdorff: Feldbuch der Wundarzney (Field book of surgery) (Page 16V)‚ 1517 The above diagram is from a medicine book published in 1517 by a German surgeon Hans von Gersdorff‚ showing the points of bloodletting‚ we can see that there are nearly 50 points of bloodletting distributed in all parts of the body. The diagram also shows a dissection of a male human body with most of the organs shown‚ it seems that people at time or before that time already did a lot of experiments and dissections
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The Congo was taken over in 1885 by King of Belgium‚ Leopold II . Leopold wanted to conquer the Congo due to him believing overseas colonies were the key to a country’s greatness. Leopold gained control of the Congo by sending explorer Henry Stanley to claim land in the Congo. At the Berlin conference of 1884-1885 they recognized Leopold as the sovereign ruler of the Congo. The country was treated as a brutal business investment by Leopold who was viewed by the world as a noble king. But in reality
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“The Land Ethic” by Aldo Leopold “The Land Ethic”is an individual essay that was collected from the major publication “The Sand County Almanac” written by Aldo Leopold during his life time‚ and it was published one year after his death in 1949. This essay was read by many people during his lifetime and was a powerful force in ecological sphere for many years. Leopold collected all his knowledge in this major publication‚ and in “The Land Ethic” he calls for people’s attention in order to preserve
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the Berlin Conference was Belgium . The African territory which Belgium presided over was the Congo region. Unlike the other European nations that occupied African territory‚ Belgium did not immediately annex the Congo. Instead‚ the Belgian King Leopold II made the region his own personal plantation under the name the Congo Free State . During this period‚ between 1885 and 1908‚ he administered severe brutality onto of the Congolese people. Simultaneously‚ the King authorized several Catholic missionaries
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became a professor of composition at the Prague conservatory. Jeannette Thurber‚ a wealthy American music patron‚ in 1892 offered Dvořák a position as artistic director and composition professor at New York’s National Music Conservatory. Herbert von Karajan was a legendary Austrian conductor and the principle conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. Most known for not making any sort eye or emotional contact with his Orchestra throughout a piece. He once told Simon Rattle and English
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and polymath back in the 1800s. Goethe is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. Although he was alive so long ago‚ the ideas he put out there are still pertinent to the modern world: such as my personal life‚ recent movies‚ and current events. Goethe came up with this viewpoint on life: Until one is committed there is hesitancy‚ the chance to draw back‚ always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there
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Von Willebrand Disease: A Genetic Disorder Von Willebrand’s disease is a inherited disorder with prolonged bleeding time due to a clotting factor insufficiency and decreased platelet function. It is the most common hereditary coagulation disorder (Obesity‚ Fitness & Wellness Week 1). This disease The Finnish physician Erik von Willebrand was the first to describe von Willebrand disease. In 1926‚ this doctor observed that several male and female members of a large family from the Aland Islands had
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Johnny von Neumann “There are two kinds of people in the world: Johnny von Neumann and the rest of us.” Eugene Wigner‚ Nobel Prize winning physicist. December 28‚ 1903 a mind unlike any other was born‚ Janos Neumann. Janos Neumann was the first born son of Max Neumann‚ a non-practicing Hungarian Jew. Max Neumann had very good education‚ he became a doctor of laws and later worked as a lawyer for a bank. Early in Janos ’ life‚ Max bought a title which he never used but his son‚ Janos did. The
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search Lars von Trier | Lars von Trier at Cannes in 2000 | Born | Lars Trier 30 April 1956 (age 56) Kongens Lyngby‚ Denmark | Occupation | Film director and screenwriter | Influenced by | Andrei Tarkovsky‚ Carl Theodor Dreyer‚ Ingmar Bergman‚ Stanley Kubrick‚ Douglas Sirk‚ David Lynch‚ Michelangelo Antonioni‚ Jørgen Leth‚ Erich von Stroheim‚ Josef von Sternberg‚ Bertolt Brecht | Spouse(s) | Cæcilia Holbek (m. 1987–1995)[1] Bente Frøge (m. 1997–present) | Lars von Trier (Danish: [ˈlɑːs
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Von Willebrand disease When you sustain an injury or if your blood vessels get damaged‚ it sends out strong signals that are picked up by platelets. These platelets are tiny blood cells rush and spread across the surface of the injury and form clots or plug to stop the bleeding or repair the damage in a process known as adhesion. On any site of injury‚ these platelets send out chemical signals to other platelets to pile onto the clot formed in a process known as aggregation. Having too many
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