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Marie Curie ?
Doc Tsiolkovski said:Sir James Chadwick; 1932.
Be + alpha-particle -> n + C
Nobel laureate 1935 for that discovery. Must have been a pretty honorable guy:
"Later, he found out that a scientist in Germany had discovered the neutron at the same time. But Hans Falkenhagen(Rostock) was afraid of publishing his results. When Chadwick got to know of Falkenhagens Discovery he offered him to share the Nobel Prize. Falkenhagen was modest and refused this honour."
(From Wikipedia)
Doc Tsiolkovski said:Sir James Chadwick; 1932.
Nobel laureate 1935 for that discovery.
Aren't they all connected through syphilis?Doc Tsiolkovski said:Ok, here's the next one:
What is the connection between Christoph Columbus' crew, the city of Naples, a poem about a shepherd boy who annoyed a Greek God, quicksilver, and Al Capone?
Won't be easy to google for that one ...
You are correct, I forgot that it was a new world disease. maybe they brought it back to Naples. But that leaves the poem....yaroslav said:I wouldn't be that sure, today it's believed that syphilis didn't come from the New World (see Jared Diamond: GGS or the wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis)
I guess I need to bring this back up on my list of tuhings to think about today.Doc Tsiolkovski said:Syphilis is correct.
Still, about half the answer is missing .
The Poem? Naples? And, I'd like to hear a bit more about quicksilver, and Al (that should be the easiest one).
Doc Tsiolkovski said:Syphilis is correct.
Still, about half the answer is missing .
The Poem? Naples? And, I'd like to hear a bit more about quicksilver, and Al (that should be the easiest one).
New World Disease or not: There is evidence of affected Europeans before 1492. However, those were sporadic cases (and oddly enough, all seem to locate to Northern England).
One note: The English Wikipedia entry for Syphilis is absolutely sub-standard; you should look in other languages as well.
Syphilis, sive Morbvs Gallicvs, written by Hieronymus Fracastorius and a part of the story is about the shepherd Syphilus who is the first to get this illness as punishment for offending and blaspheming the Sun God.Doc Tsiolkovski said:The poem?
An early treatment of syphilis. If I am not mistaken already crusaders brought back "Saracen ointment" containing mercury to treat leprocy.Doc Tsiolkovski said:And, I'd like to hear a bit more about quicksilver.
Do you have any good reference to this? As far as I know, there is still a debate about the origins of syphilis;Doc Tsiolkovski said:There is evidence of affected Europeans before 1492. However, those were sporadic cases (and oddly enough, all seem to locate to Northern England).
Doc Tsiolkovski said:Syphilis is correct.
Still, about half the answer is missing .
The Poem? Naples? And, I'd like to hear a bit more about quicksilver, and Al (that should be the easiest one).
I have no clue, and it's not your turn (yet).Here is an easy riddle: what is red, lives at the bottom of the sea and carries a machine-gun?
"The French Disease", perhaps brought to Naples in 1264 when Charles of Anjou (French) wrested the region from German control.Doc Tsiolkovski said:That leaves only 'Naples'.
But I'll give a small hint: Why is it called Morbvs Gallicvs?
Birdjaguar said:"The French Disease", perhaps brought to Naples in 1264 when Charles of Anjou (French) wrested the region from German control.
Doc Tsiolkovski said:I have no clue, and it's not your turn (yet).
Doc Tsiolkovski said:About the post/pre/unitarian thing:
I will expand more on this when I come up with the complete answer; for now: The evidence for European cases is either based on bone affections typical for Syphilis, or descriptions.
Description are pretty problematic, since Syphilis can cause symptoms similar to almost any dermal disease.
I have no doubt about those bones, but: This cannot prove the germ causing it is exactly the same as the American one.
Doc Tsiolkovski said:Now, ask yourself: Does the fact the Bubonic Plague was seen in Europe before the 14th century prove the Kaffa->Genoa transmission of The Black Plague is wrong?