Stories
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The ambivalence of air
Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.
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A journey through slime
Did you know that slime cells signal to each other and seek out multiple partners? Welcome to bath time with Abi Palmer – and some revolting yet awe-inspiring grey slime.
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Homes for the hives of industry
By building workers’ villages, industry titans demonstrated both philanthropy and control. Employees’ health improved, while rulebooks told them how to live ideal lives.
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What the nose doesn’t know
Losing her sense of smell for over a year motivated Stephanie Howard-Smith to sniff out the history of treatments for this unsettling condition.
Catalogue
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Hot-air baths.
Haughton, E. (Edward)Date: [1860]- Books
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Specification of Frederick John Money : hot air baths.
Money, Frederick John.Date: 1874- Books
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Specification of Pierre Jacques Ferier : vapour and hot-air baths.
Ferier, Pierre Jacques.Date: 1857- Books
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Specification of William Alexander Clarke : hot air and vapour baths.
Clarke, William Alexander.Date: 1858- Pictures
St. Pancras baths and washhouses: interior bath, street entrance to the building, superior bath, wringing machine, ironing and drying-room, hot air machine and washing-room. Wood engravings, 1846.
Date: Saturday 3 January 1846Reference: 35632i