Stories
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Parks and politics in Brixton’s past and present
Gentrification is creeping along Railton Road, but racial inequality still lingers in memories of the 1980s, and in the continuing lack of green-space access.
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Fantastic beasts and unnatural history
Find out how a 17th-century compendium of the natural world came to present fantastical beasts –like dragons – as real, living creatures.
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
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On nature cures and taking the waters
When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.
Catalogue
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The mechanical and mathematical stress analysis of steel building frames / by John Fleetwood Baker.
Baker, John Fleetwood, Sir, 1901-1985.Date: 1932- Pictures
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Engineering: diagrams of loading for simple and composite wooden beams. Engraving by J. Davis after R. Tredgold, 1820.
Tredgold, R., active 1820.Date: 1 June 1820Reference: 44205i- Pictures
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Building: floor joists, simple and composite wooden beams. Engraving by J. Davis after R. Tredgold, 1820.
Tredgold, R., active 1820.Date: 1 June 1820Reference: 44310i- Pictures
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The Palace of Art and Industry, exhibition of 1862: the interior, at the crossing, looking west. Wood engraving by W. E. Hodgkin, 1862.
Date: 17 May 1862Reference: 38583i- Pictures
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The British Museum: the reading room under construction. Wood engraving by J. Brown after C. W. Sheeres, 1855.
Sheeres, Charles William.Date: 1855Reference: 38459i