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An emotional journey through drink
David Jesudason’s relationship with alcohol is complicated. Here he explores how booze can shape our behaviour, describing how he’s matured from underage drinker to cask-ale connoisseur.
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Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
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An obliging barmaid drawing beer. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1833.
Date: [1833?]Reference: 26928i- Pictures
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A pretty barmaid mixing a drink in a glass. Coloured lithograph, c. 1825.
Date: 1825Reference: 26929i- Pictures
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Elinour Rummin, a well known landlady of an ale-house. Line engraving.
Reference: 1773i- Books
Cognac : a liquid history / Salvatore Calabrese ; photography by Jason Lowe.
Calabrese, Salvatore (Bartender)Date: 2001- Pictures
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Elinour Rummin, an English ale-wife, with a tankard in each hand. Engraving with letterpress, 1813 1624.
Date: 10 September 1813Reference: 26488i