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Jun 30, 2024 · In 1770, the Dutch scientist Petrus Camper (1722-1789) took Buffon’s model and applied it to man. For Camper, the original man was ancient Greek.
3 days ago · In 1779, Dutch anatomist Petrus Camper, who observed the animals and dissected some specimens, gave the first scientific description of the orangutan.: 64–65 Camper mistakenly thought that flanged and unflanged male orangutans were different species, a misconception corrected after his death.
2 days ago · Subsequent influential classifications by Georges Buffon, Petrus Camper and Christoph Meiners all classified "Negros" as inferior to Europeans. In the United States the racial theories of Thomas Jefferson were influential.
Jun 29, 2024 · Download free public domain image of “Dissection of the internal organs of an elephant: four figures. Etching by R Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P Camper, 1774. Contributors: Petrus Camper. Work ID: ktgs38zr.” from the Look and Learn History Picture Archive
3 days ago · Peter I ( [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized : Pyotr I Alekseyevich, [note 1]; 9 June [ O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [ O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, [note 2] from 1721 until his death ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Den hollandske læge Petrus Camper (1722-1789) arbejdede med metoder til udmåling af ansigtets og hjernekassens vinkler og dimensioner. Han anvendte en indirekte metode, hvor han ikke målte på selve kraniet, men indtegnede kraniets eller hovedets profil på et papir, der var inddelt i felter.
4 days ago · That very knowledgeable man was named Petrus Camper. Petrus, other than being exceptionally wise, was a famous geologist and an author for The Royal Society. Additionally he was in communication with Drouin; it was truly remarkable that two men with the same affiliations both found the first two Mosasaurus skulls during the same ...
