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the harvard undergraduate
history of science journal


Hua Tuo and the Origins of Surgery in Ancient China
When we look at the history of medicine and surgery, several figures stand out as exemplary. For much of recorded history, works from the...
Nicholas Sze
Mar 25, 2022
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Nineteenth-Century Islamic First Causal Reasoning with Darwin
Abstract In the late nineteenth century, Islamic intellectuals began engaging with Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. The three prominent...
Nils Peterson
Apr 19, 2021


Ignaz Semmelweis
In a world filled with germs and diseases, the simple act of handwashing can make a huge impact in preventing infection. Washing hands,...
Alexander Uy
Apr 12, 2021


Analysis of Maria Sibylla Merian’s "Preface to the Reader"
Who is Maria Sibylla Merian? Today, she is recognized as a skilled natural historian and an eminent early figure in the field of...
Haesung Jee
Mar 26, 2021
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