Stories
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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
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Diagnosing OCD in the past
Mining the writings of and about famous historical figures, retrospective psychologists try to diagnose their mental health problems. But, inevitably, partial evidence is open to misinterpretation.
Catalogue
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Darwin, Charles (1809-1882), naturalist and physiologist, author of theory of evolution
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882Date: 1839-1882Reference: MS.7781- Books
Charles Darwin's obituary / T.H. Huxley.
Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895.Date: 1998- Ephemera
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Charles Darwin, 1809-1882.
Date: 2009- Archives and manuscripts
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M0005668: Portrait of Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Date: September 1938Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/46/79Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Books
Note on the orientation of the plates [in Charles Darwin's "The expression of the emotions in man and animals, 3rd edition] / Phillip Prodger and Paul Ekman.
Prodger, Phillip.Date: 1998