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Downs, rounded and grass-covered hills in southern England that are typically composed of chalk. The name comes from the Old English dūn (“hill”). The main areas of chalk downs lie in Berkshire, Wiltshire, and northern Hampshire, with spurs running eastward into West Sussex, Surrey, and Kent.
Nov 23, 2020 · The condition was originally called “Mongolism.” This term dates back to the 1860s, when British doctor John Langdon Down first described the disorder. Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) is one example.
Sep 16, 2023 · The term "downs" for horse racetracks originates from the Old English word "dun," meaning hill or downs. Many early racetracks were located on hills or downs, and the name stuck throughout history. Skip to content
Culture The Downs is the general name for a number of ranges of low chalk hills, covered with grass but no trees, in southern England. The different ranges have different names, including the North Downs, the South Downs and the Berkshire Downs.
Downland, chalkland, chalk downs or just downs are areas of open chalk hills, such as the North Downs. This term is used to describe the characteristic landscape in southern England where chalk is exposed at the surface. [1]
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland.
It is named after British physician John Langdon Down, who fully described the syndrome in 1866. Some aspects of the condition were described earlier by French psychiatrist Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol in 1838 and French physician Édouard Séguin in 1844. The genetic cause of Down syndrome was discovered in 1959.
