Stories
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Putti of science
Chubby little winged boys known as putti frequently adorn scientific illustrations. Sometimes portrayed as reverent and sometimes cheeky, they guide our pursuit of knowledge.
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Eels and feels
For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual.
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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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Life in ancient Athens : the social and public life of a classical Athenian from day to day / by T.G. Tucker.
Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George), 1859-1946.Date: 1907- Journals
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Museum of Classical Antiquities
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[Collection of engravings of classical antiquities from the collection of Mario Piccolomini].
Date: [1720?]- Books
A classical dictionary of India : illustrative of the mythology, philosophy, literature, antiquities, arts, manners, customs &c. of the Hindus / by John Garrett.
Garrett, John, active 1845-1873.Date: 187l- Books
Encyclopedia of antiquities, and elements of archaeology, classical and mediaeval / By the Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke.
Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley, 1770-1842.Date: 1843