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La cause morale du ris de l'excellant & tres-nommé Democrite / expliquee & temognee par le divin Hippocras, an ses Epitres. Traduite de Grec an Fransais, par M. I. Guichard.
HippocratesDate: 1579
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A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: 1732Reference: 32637i
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The physiology of laughter.
Herbert SpencerDate: 1860
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Paul tells the people of Greece about the last judgement; some mock and others believe. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, 1679, after C. Ferri.
Ciro FerriDate: 1679Reference: 24892i
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The philosophy of laughter and smiling / by George Vasey.
Vasey, George.Date: 1877
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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration / by Norman Cousins ; introduction by René Dubos.
Norman CousinsDate: [1979]
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The nature of laughter / [J. C Gregory].
Gregory, J. C.Date: 1924
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A laughing face (left) and a face expressing acute pain (right). Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunReference: 32372i
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A man dancing and laughing as a result of the effects of nitrous oxide gas. Engraving.
Reference: 23223i
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Le rire : essai sur la signification du comique.
Henri BergsonDate: 1900
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Traité des causes physiques et morales du rire relativement à l'art de l'exciter / [L. Poinsinet de Sivry] [Anon].
Louis Poinsinet de SivryDate: 1768
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Four faces (clockwise from top left): laughing, weeping, showing sadness, and compassion. Etching by A.-J. Defehrt after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunReference: 33648i
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Two outlines of faces showing astonishment and fear (left) and laughter (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: [1713]Reference: 33510i
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An essay on laughter, wherein are displayed its natural and moral causes, with the arts of exciting it.
Date: 1769
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Democritus laughing and Heraclitus weeping, with a globe between them. Etching by R. Gaywood after J. van Vliet after Rembrandt van Rijn.
RembrandtDate: [between 1650 and 1659?]Reference: 543395i
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Greek laughter : a study of cultural psychology from Homer to early Christianity / Stephen Halliwell.
Stephen HalliwellDate: 2008
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Redeeming laughter : the comic dimension of human experience / Peter L. Berger.
Peter L. BergerDate: [1997]
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Ha! : the science of when we laugh and why / Scott Weems.
Weems, ScottDate: [2014]
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A woman laughing. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: 1822Reference: 34105i
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A doctor holding a medicine bottle entertains a crocodile, while other crocodiles bite his coat tails; illustrating the saying "Laughter is the best medicine". Coloured lithograph by A. Schaefer-Ast, 1947.
Albert Schaefer-AstDate: [19]47Reference: 652870i
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The life scientific : 6/8 [Sophie Scott].
Date: 2013
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Inside jokes : using humor to reverse-engineer the mind / Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel C. Dennett, and Reginald B. Adams, Jr.
Matthew M. HurleyDate: [2011]
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The philosophy of laughter and smiling.
Vasey, George.Date: 1877
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A man breathing in nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and a man exhibiting its exhilarating effects. Wood engraving, c. 1840.
Date: [1840?]Reference: 12028i
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Two faces showing joy and laughter. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: [1713]Reference: 33628i

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La cause morale du ris de l'excellant & tres-nommé Democrite / expliquee & temognee par le divin Hippocras, an ses Epitres. Traduite de Grec an Fransais, par M. I. Guichard.

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

The physiology of laughter.

Paul tells the people of Greece about the last judgement; some mock and others believe. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, 1679, after C. Ferri.

The philosophy of laughter and smiling / by George Vasey.

Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration / by Norman Cousins ; introduction by René Dubos.

The nature of laughter / [J. C Gregory].

A laughing face (left) and a face expressing acute pain (right). Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.

A man dancing and laughing as a result of the effects of nitrous oxide gas. Engraving.

Le rire : essai sur la signification du comique.

Traité des causes physiques et morales du rire relativement à l'art de l'exciter / [L. Poinsinet de Sivry] [Anon].

Four faces (clockwise from top left): laughing, weeping, showing sadness, and compassion. Etching by A.-J. Defehrt after C. Le Brun.

Two outlines of faces showing astonishment and fear (left) and laughter (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

An essay on laughter, wherein are displayed its natural and moral causes, with the arts of exciting it.

Democritus laughing and Heraclitus weeping, with a globe between them. Etching by R. Gaywood after J. van Vliet after Rembrandt van Rijn.

Greek laughter : a study of cultural psychology from Homer to early Christianity / Stephen Halliwell.

Redeeming laughter : the comic dimension of human experience / Peter L. Berger.

Ha! : the science of when we laugh and why / Scott Weems.

A woman laughing. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.

A doctor holding a medicine bottle entertains a crocodile, while other crocodiles bite his coat tails; illustrating the saying "Laughter is the best medicine". Coloured lithograph by A. Schaefer-Ast, 1947.

The life scientific : 6/8 [Sophie Scott].

Inside jokes : using humor to reverse-engineer the mind / Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel C. Dennett, and Reginald B. Adams, Jr.

The philosophy of laughter and smiling.

A man breathing in nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and a man exhibiting its exhilarating effects. Wood engraving, c. 1840.

Two faces showing joy and laughter. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.