From Frost to Revival in Cold Storage Science
A speculative era is sketched where future tech may suspend human life for a century or more, awaken with new opportunities, and even embalm living bodies for thawing later. The piece cites Mark Telfair and Leyden Professor Kammerlingh Otweg, noting cryogenics as the study of freezing and revival potential within early science.
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Mark Telfair
Itv
Egypt
Leyden
Hecquerel
Kammerlingh
Otweg
Cryogenie Laboratory
Laboratory of
Royal University of Leyden
M. Pietet
Startling Science of Freezing and Reviving Fish Ends in Questions
Explore how long term life suspension via gradual freezing and slow thawing may keep organisms, even fish, in a dormant state. The piece surveys latent life in microbes, seeds, and spores, recounting experiments by Becquerel and Maquenne under vacuum and extreme cold, and posits future uses for preservation and study.
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Becquerel
Botanical Department
University of Paria
Pictet
Dyer
Fadyen
Dewar
Berma
Leyden
Kammerlingh Onnes
Nquidvatr
Microbes Ride Air Carriers Through Gases and Dampness
French researchers Trillat and Fouassier show that bacteria can travel through air via infinitesimal gas-containing vesicles, activated by dampness and temperature. Experiments indicate airborne contamination can occur in closed, dust-free spaces without mechanical means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical News
M. Trillat
M. Fousséier
Flugge
Trillat
Fouassier
Trillat and
Europe United by Ancient Weapons in Modern War
A recent account notes the revival of the ballista in European fighting between Italian and Austrian forces, comparing its use to Roman and Greek siege engines. It discusses sling-equipped catapults extending range and the modern bomb thrower found in a German trench, highlighting time’s reversal in martial tech and the shocking persistence of ancient warfare concepts.
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Ballista
Skeln
Ralph Galtney
Struggie
Newberry C. Norwood
Photos Without a Camera by Prof Lindner
Prof P Lindner describes experiments creating instantaneous photos without a camera or plate using parallel rays on tight paper and daylight as the sighting test. Objects were set in narrow glass dishes and exposure achieved by a pasteboard with mail in front. Shadow-like images with sharp outlines are claimed, while forest heights in Austria reach 120 feet for Jarrah and 200 feet for Karl.
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Prometheus
P. Lindner
Lindner
Pure Drinking Water From Waste Steam Advocated
Sterling H. Bunnell promotes installing distilling plants in factories to convert waste steam into pure drinking water at low cost. Exhaust steam from power plants can supply ample water, or direct boiler steam can yield fivefold distilled water. Proponents claim improved worker productivity and safer water, while some authorities debate water purity.
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Sterling H. Bunnell
Eminéll
Relish I T and the Digestive Magic Wand
The sight and taste of appetizing food trigger gastric juice flow, aiding digestion. Dr Ga Kam Lusk of Cornell Medical School notes appetite as a key factor. without appetite, digestion becomes harder, affecting overall digestive efficiency.
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Talien
Ga Kam Lusk
Cornell Mendi¢Al School
Food influences digestion and mood during meals
The fragment discusses how fear and anger dry the throat and hinder digestion, likening appetite to being quenched by an unpleasant mood. It notes dinner atmosphere, table cleanliness, and ceremonial refinements affecting appetite, mentioning doctors, taste reactions, and common foods like pickles and potatoes in a speculative, antiquated tone.
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Carrelobe
Sunlight and Mercury Light Touted to Heal War Wounds
German surgeon Dr. Brolger promotes extensive use of phototherapy including sunlight and mercury-vapor light for war wounds. In 65 cases he notes rapid healing and strong scar tissue with early suppression of suppuration and necrotic tissue removal. Mercury-vapor light, called artificial mountain sunlight in Germany, reportedly emits rays similar to high altitude sun.
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Brolger
Grose
Germany
Beginnings of Earthly Life and Animal Stages
Fragmented text discusses a sequence from inorganic creation to life, plants, and early animals. It references vegetative life, senses, and a claim that humans or intelligent beings later rise with brain power to govern other living things.
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Elizabeth of
Hatshepsut
Déire Bahari
Mia
Prof
Maquenne
Becquerelithin
OK Beliafs
Phengmenas Weill
Custas Bernard
Becquert
Heike Kammerlingh.Onnes
Leyden, Holland
Wes
Elizabeth
France
M. Tris-tat
Europe
Karl
Christmaas
Brelger
Ares
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