title: Eighteen ninety five and all that.
abstract: Anniversarial commemorations this year include the discovery of X-rays, the calculation of the position of the undiscovered planet Neptune, the emergence of syphilis and the mandatory serving of lime juice to British sailors.
authors.affiliation: Office of History of Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Heilbron
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Bynum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*