Stories
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The current that kills
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
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Adapting to life as a thalidomide survivor
Growing up as a thalidomide survivor meant coping with all the usual challenges of childhood and adolescence, while having to fit into a world designed for the able-bodied.
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Shakespeare’s cholerics were the real drama queens
In Shakespeare’s times, people’s personalities were categorised by four temperaments. The choleric temperament was hot-tempered and active.
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Shakespeare and the four humours
Blood. Phlegm. Black bile. Yellow bile. The theory of the four humours informed many of Shakespeare's best-known characters, including the phlegmatic Falstaff.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
BV affects 1 in 3 women / Balance Activ.
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A young Inca man kicking a balance in which the Spanish conquistadors are weighing gold. Etching by A.C.F. Villerey after N. Vallain.
Vallain, Nanine, active 1787-1810.Date: [between 1790 and 1799?]Reference: 677843i- Ephemera
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The balance of nature : a series of ecological subjects. 4, Portuguese Man-of-War.
Date: [between 1955 and 1965?]- Pictures
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Clocks: various springs, escapements, and correction mechanisms. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1809.
Date: 20 November 1809Reference: 40889i- Books
Staying steady : keep active and reduce your risk of falling / Age UK.
Date: [2013]