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My Chief of Surgery claims that the first time ever a blood pressure was measured, it was done by Plinius the elder, about 50 n. Chr. But I don't seem to find any source that proves this thesis.
Is he correct? Did an ancient roman scientist measure blood pressure?
I’ve read that ship’s bulwarks were painted red to lessen the shock of blood in combat, specifically Royal Navy, 1775-1815. Is this true or just a myth like how the British wore red coats to conceal blood. I’ve also read, and more believably, that red was just the common color to paint the Bulwarks with because it was cheap and common. If not painted red for this reason or not as commonly as thought, what were the insides of fighting ships from 1775-1815 painted with generally speaking?
Has a sitting Supreme Court justice ever been the plaintiff (or equivalent) in a criminal or civil trial?
I'm a peasant in France during the 13th century. Do I believe I'm going to Heaven or Hell?
There was a thread making fun of some guy wearing a confederate flag shirt with an eagle on it. The joke being (among other things) that the eagle was a symbol of the Union. This got me wondering, did the Confederacy have an animal or any other symbol besides the Stars and Bars that they rallied behind? Related to that, would they have used the Eagle as a symbol or would that have been seen as an exclusive symbol of the Union?
Thanks!
Who was the first King of England post-1066 to make his residence in England rather than Normandy?
What do we know about Early Modern European hatiquette and cloak etiquette? I know that they wore hats much more often than we typically do now, but under what circumstances might they remove them? And the same with indoor cloaks, in either the circular "butt-scraper' style or the wrap-around?
Would Medieval fishermen have a fishing pole and line or was it all done by net/trap? What would the line be made of?
I am struggling a bit understanding the American Bracero program. Did the Mexican workers were admitted into United States only for a short period of time for work, after which they had to leave, or were they admitted into United States as immigrants and were not forced to leave United States? I can't find any information of how many actually left United States after the program ended and how many remained. Wikipedia article on this program also is pretty badly worded in my opinion, and does not have any explanation for my question.
would Walter or Berlin lubek or other manufactures change there manufacturing codes during the war?
I know Walter in 43 was a "ac" prefix and the gun i am curious about has "qve" for Berlin lubek could it have changed by 44 or 45 or ever?
History often seems to be individuals or groups making the same mistakes their parents did.
Does your field if study provide an example of an individual who was particularly savvy and prospered due to learning from history specifically not making the same mistakes his or her ancestors/forefathers made?
When did we start using the "Gate" metaphor for the ijtihad? I always read about the "gates" of the ijtihad being closed or opened, but I dont know why that word is used.
Were “thieves guilds” a real thing at least partially, or is it just a fantasy thing? Was the first instance of organized crime the mafiosi during the Italian unification?
Could post-WWII American veterans use their GI Bills to attend schools overseas?
Was there any political pressure to make this possible or impossible?
What happened to the Imperial Regalia of Napoleon I and Napoleon III?
Has there ever been a culture throughout history where the custom of naming people didn't take place?
Has a senior member of the royal family ever spent Christmas in the U.S.? I'm not a royal family fanatic, but I heard that Harry and Meghan are spending it in LA, and it occurred to me that ... this might be the first time?
How much land did each member of the axis (Germany, Italy, and Japan) control at their greatest extents and how much they control in total?
what's up with Greenland vs Iceland naming reversal?
So, I was thinking about reading Emilio Lussu's book about the March on Rome, my question is: how accurate/truthful is the book?
I hope I am not too late for this "Short Answers" post, but I am looking for a book that looks at how Eastern Germany was transformed into a Communist state after the second world war. I actually have a gifted copy of "Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956" by Anne Applebaum, but since Applebaum is a journalist I have been avoiding all her works, including this one. But I was just wondering today, is her book good and would it be classifiable as an academic work? How do historians view her? If there is a better alternative to this book, I would be very happy to hear some recommendations!
I'm looking for a astronomer
He/She came from a nobel family.
He/She has two birds as a family crest.
He/She is a astronomer.
There are device brands named after him/her. And there is a latest device named after him/her in a mass production.
Who was the first living person on a coin?
I mean real person who was living at that time, not gods or symbolic figures. I have conflicting statements on this mainly cause by different views on whether the portrait shows an idealized version of real person or a version of a god to make the king look similar to the god:
Is there a consensus on this?
When Blitzkrieg, Poland was attacked from North, South, West and East or only North, East, South?
I’m looking for the name of the two large statues on either side of a waterway entrance. I’m not sure if it’s still standing or ancient