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A man who is trying to read being disturbed by a family in conversation. Wood engraving by Swain after F. Barnard.

A young man is shouting at a man playing the trombone at 2.30 in the morning, for waking him and his family up during the night. Engraving by Robert Graves, 1834, after R.W. Buss.

The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1741.

The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by J. June after W. Hogarth.

Why noise matters : a worldwide perspective on the problems, policies and solutions / John Stewart with Arline Bronzaft, Francis McManus, Nigel Rodgers and Val Wheedon.

Let your mind wander while we work : works in progress / Wellcome Library.

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A man who is trying to read being disturbed by a family in conversation. Wood engraving by Swain after F. Barnard.

A young man is shouting at a man playing the trombone at 2.30 in the morning, for waking him and his family up during the night. Engraving by Robert Graves, 1834, after R.W. Buss.

The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by J. June after W. Hogarth.

Why noise matters : a worldwide perspective on the problems, policies and solutions / John Stewart with Arline Bronzaft, Francis McManus, Nigel Rodgers and Val Wheedon.

Let your mind wander while we work : works in progress / Wellcome Library.