Stories
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Drops of water
In the compulsory isolation of lockdown, Daisy Lafarge’s repeated visits – via a new microscope – to the miniature worlds contained by drops of pond water provided her with the company and escapism she craved.
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Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test
The EEG (electroencephalograph) literally electrified the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. But for Aparna Nair the dreaded EEG tests of her adolescence were a painful ordeal.
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Does mass media pave the way to fascism?
In the aftermath of World War II, psychoanalysts found the psychological roots of authoritarianism closer to home than was comfortable.
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The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
Catalogue
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The new herring book : scores of simple recipes / issued by the Herring Industry Board.
Date: [between 1940 and 1949?]- Books
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Observations on the herring fisheries upon the north and east coasts of Scotland, &c. with Plain Rules proposed for curing, and for supplying the London Market with White Herrings. By Lewis M̀culloch, No. 25, Swithin's-Lane; For many Years employed in furnishing the Merchants of London with Herrings for Exportation.
M'Culloch, Lewis.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]
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Cerebellar functions / Dr. Andre-Thomas.
Date: 1912- Books
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Women in Port : Gendering Communities, Economies, and Social Networks in Atlantic Port Cities, 1500-1800 / edited by Douglas Catterall and Jodi Campbell.
Date: 2012
- Ephemera
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Leckermäulchen Snack Fischkonserven / Leckermäulchen.
Leckermäulchen-Fischkonservenfabrik.Date: [between 1950 and 1959?]