Stories
- Article
Deciding a date for the end of the world
When will the world end? Charlotte Sleigh explores how our obsession with dates and dramatic imaginings of the end can distract us from the dangers slowly creeping up on us.
- Article
The enigma of the medieval folding almanac
With its combination of rich, portable data and high-end style, this folding almanac could have been the medieval equivalent of the latest iPhone.
- Article
Why we need to decolonise the skies
Astronomer Dr Tana Joseph explores how rethinking way we look at the stars could improve our relationship with our own planet and make it a healthier place to live.
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Rag mags and monthly issues: Five period zines to stop you seeing red
Using humour, personal experience and political activism to explore the bloody reality of menstruation.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
International Medical Folklore Calendar
Date: 1980Reference: WF/M/PB/31/18Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Calendar of family letters from "Parcel 14" (1820-1823)
Date: 19th century - 20th centuryReference: PP/HO/J/D6Part of: Hodgkin family- Archives and manuscripts
Calendar of letters to Thomas Hodgkin MD, from "Parcel 13"
Date: 19th century - 20th centuryReference: PP/HO/J/D4Part of: Hodgkin family- Archives and manuscripts
Transcript of letter from Thomas Hodgkin MD to John Hodgkin junior (1820), describing Edinburgh and the University: "letter 16"
Date: 19th century - 20th centuryReference: PP/HO/J/D5Part of: Hodgkin family- Archives and manuscripts
Civilisation manuscript by Thomas Hodgkin MD (1817-1818): abstract
Date: 19th century - 20th centuryReference: PP/HO/J/D2Part of: Hodgkin family