Sam Browne belt Sam Browne belt The Sam Browne belt is a wide belt, usually leather, supported by a narrower strap passing diagonally over the right shoulder (although Royal Canadian Mounted Police non-commissioned members wear theirs over the left shoulder). It is most often a part of a military or police uniform. General Sir Sam Browne was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer who had lost his left arm; this made it difficult for him to draw his sword, because the left hand was typically used to steady the scabbard while the right drew out the sword. Browne came up with the idea
Caricatures of Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory in 19th-century England Caricatures of Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory in 19th-century England Before Charles Darwin and his groundbreaking theory of evolution, primates were mainly used as caricatures of human nature. Although comparisons between man and animal are rather old, it was not until the findings of science that mankind recognised itself as a part of the animal kingdom. (However, in some religious beliefs, mankind still plays a unique role above animals and is not considered part of the animal kingdom) Caricatures of Darwin and his evolutionary theory reveal how closely science was intertwined with both the arts and the public during