futurebird ,
@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

I was reading about carbon dating and tree rings and got interested in "Miyake Events" These are based on compelling evidence from tree rings and ice cores. I may post more about them later, but is was a pleasant surprise to find out Dr. Fusa Miyake is a woman. I can't recall many mysterious, cool "events" or "effects" ... "syndromes" ... named after women. I did kinda just assume Miyake was some Japanese dude. WRONG. She is in fact some Japanese lady.

It made me smile so I thought I'd share.

18+ glc ,
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@futurebird

Technically "Alice in Wonderland Syndrome" may count.

Andersen Disease, Andersen-Tawil Syndrome.

I went through section A of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_diseases

On the other hand it seems quite hard to do a systematic search that will give you "Miyake Events" as an example.

Also outside the range of the query is the famous Epstein-Barr virus (50% female).

Some interesting examples discussed here (again, medical):
https://worldneurologyonline.com/article/eponymous-women-in-neurology-from-the-history-course-at-the-american-academy-of-neurology-annual-meeting1/

llewelly ,
@llewelly@sauropods.win avatar

@futurebird
oh tell us
the history
of carbon 14
its origin
in cosmogene
its past
in tree rings
and corals
and sponges
and strange formations
of carbonate caves

heiglandreas ,
@heiglandreas@phpc.social avatar

@futurebird Dendrochronology is amazing!

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