[17–], Lisbon, (Portugal) 1 page of a bound volume of 204 pages, paper; dimension of the design: 21,6 x 30,0 x cm; book: 22,5×47,0×2,0 cm Portuguese National Archive of Torre do Tombo Ref Code: PT/TT/MSLIV/1011 The idea of human flight has fired our imagination since antiquity. A constant theme for writers and artists, it also …
Egas Moniz lecturing in Lisbon
24-7-1927, Lisbon (Portugal) 1 photo negative on glass, b/w; 9,0×12,0 cm Portuguese National Archive of Torre do Tombo Ref Code: PT/TT/EPJS/SF/001-001/0006/0965B Egas Moniz (1874-1955) was a Portuguese medical doctor with major contributions in neurology, and in the development of new techniques to study the brain and in the treatment of mental illnesses. In 1949 he …
The Richness of Indian Pharmaceutical Tradition
10-4-1563, Goa (Índia) 1 bound volume, covers wrapped with brown leather embossed with drawings, 217 numbered pages, printed, paper; 20,5 x 15,5 x 3,5 cm Portuguese National Archive of Torre do Tombo Ref Code: PT/TT/CF/088 As European nations engaged in worldwide maritime voyages, they came into contact with diverse and previously unknown scientific traditions. Colóquios …
Transport and Navigation
Pillar 3 is about transports and the perennial impulse to travelling. The documents displayed are about machines, gadgets, inventions, maps, and a variety of other items that attest to the interest and the constant involvement of Europeans with voyages. Of special note are the documents related to long distance sea voyages, and the impact these …
Energy and Industry
Machines to enhance and increase the power of the human body have been used since remotest antiquity. The simplest of machines, the lever, seems to have emerged independently in many different cultures, millennia ago. Simple systems of pulleys and cranks have been used all around the world for many centuries. Understanding the advantage of machines …
History of Medicine
The history of medicine is almost as ancient as written records exist. Curiosity about the mysterious and fascinating workings of the human body as well as an endless fighting against disease have been always present whenever there are human beings. Even when societies had the most primitive notions about the inner composition and the workings …
Introduction – The idea of “discovery”
The idea of “discovery” — of exploring the unknown, of finding and attempting novel things, of creating new objects and artefacts, of innovative challenges to the conventional – has been constant in the history of humankind and of Europe. The passion to discover is one of the most common and permanent traits of European history …