Prudence J Jones
Biographic Data
| ID | 5717660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Prudence J Jones |
| GIVEN NAMES | Prudence J |
| FAMILY NAME | Jones |
| SIGNATURE | JONES P J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cleopatra's Cocktail
Pliny the Elder's account of Cleopatra consuming a cocktail of vinegar and a pearl in order to win a bet with Antony was considered credible in the ancient world, but many modern scholars have relegated the anecdote to the realm of fantasy. This paper identifies possible reasons for this skepticism, including the visual tradition of the story and the belief that increasing concentration always increases reaction rate. Experiments reveal that, in …
Aversion Reversed
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Aversion Reversed
Cleopatra's Cocktail
Pliny the Elder's account of Cleopatra consuming a cocktail of vinegar and a pearl in order to win a bet with Antony was considered credible in the ancient world, but many modern scholars have relegated the anecdote to the realm of fantasy. This paper identifies possible reasons for this skepticism, including the visual tradition of the story and the belief that increasing concentration always increases reaction rate. Experiments reveal that, in …
Art (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (1 work) · Anecdote (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Cleopatra (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work)