A Glossary.md

Language is hard, and the history of knowledge draws on it quite a bit of it. Sometimes, the most relevant terms are in a foreign language and, more often than not, they are from a different era. With that, the concepts and conceptions they point to can be enitrely alien to us.

I am still working on this glossary and it will inevitably grow as The Timeline grows. Hopefully, the terms here will help understand some of the tricky games that language plays on us.

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• Dreckapotheke: From the German words Dreck -- which means "dirt" -- and Apotheke -- which means "pharmacy." The Dreckapotheke refers to a pharmacy of foul medical remedies that might have been used to scare off the demons that produce our ailments.
  • Term referenced in Cleopatra, the Legend.

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• Journal: Journals in the context of research are periodical publications of academic work. Journals often publish papers from specific disciplines, but some are interdisciplinary. Journals can be online and/or in print, and can be free or accessed for a fee.
  • Term referenced in Royal Society, L'Académie des Sciences
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• Journalkunde: From the German "Journal" and "-kunde" -- roughly, journal-ology --, the term is an adaptation of Laeven's (1990) Zeitungskunde (1). Coined on 03 November, 2021, by Jonathan Schulte and I, it refers to the study of academic journals, including their history, their editroial policies and their impacts on academic culture.

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• Pharmacopoeia: An authoritative text -- regional, national or even international -- on standards for the identification, creation and consumption of pharmaceuticals.
  • Term referenced in Recipes of Fifty-two Ailments.
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• Peer review: The process of reviewing manuscripts and other research outputs to ensure their technical, often quality before publication.
  • Term referenced in Adab Al-Tabib by Al-Ruhawi, Journal des Sçavans, Royal Society, and Comptes Rendus.
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• Seal script: An ancient form of writing Chinese characters.
  • Term referenced in Recipes of Fifty-two Ailments.
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