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Notes upon arrival

In an effort to feel at home back in the country of her birth, poet Bhanu Kapil recognises the small revelations of nature in a chilly UK spring as a way to reconnect.

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Virtual reality and the fix of the future

Virtual reality, with its complex sensory tricks, takes us beyond the real world. Find out how these potentially addictive experiences can harm us – or might even have therapeutic uses.

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  • The execution of the eight surviving conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1606 in London. Etching with engraving by C.J. Visscher.
  • A device for drying gunpowder. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Apparatus used in the making of gunpowder. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Apparatus used in the processing of gunpowder. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Instruments used in the processing of gunpowder. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Interior of a gunpowder manufactory, and the instruments used. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Processing of gunpowder and section of the apparatus used. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Power-driven metallic crushing devices used in the processing of gunpowder. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • A section of a large chimney used in the manufacture of gunpowder. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • A chemist creates a new form of gunpowder - incombustible; representing a futile new invention. Coloure lithograph by J.-B.-D. Bourdel, 1835.
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