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Paris Morgue and a public spectacle of death
Known as the “only free theatre in Paris”, La Morgue was a popular place for the public to view cadavers on display.
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The life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet
Discover how the 1990s craze for Tamagotchis became a flood of robotic and virtual pets, sending their owners on an emotional rollercoaster ride.
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Dealing with the dead after a nuclear attack
Cold War-era predictions of death on a vast scale became routine. But the British authorities were less prepared to dispose of the bodies.
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Of incubators, orchids and artificial wombs
In this extract from Claire Horn’s new book, ‘Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth’, she traces the development of the artificial womb, soon to become a reality.
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A series of letters, essays, dissertations, and discourses, on various subjects: in two volumes. By Richard Clarke, Late Minister of St. Philip's Charleston, South Carolina; and late Lecturer of Stoke-Newington, and St. James's Aldgate. Volume I. Containing, I. Letters to Dr. Adam Smith, on his Account of the Death of David Hume, Esq; II. Letters to Dr. Priestley, in Defence of Drs. Reid, Oswald, and Beattie; and on Five Topics of his ̀̀appeal to the Serious and Candid Professors of Christianity. III. Letters on the Internal Evidence of the Christian Religion, by Soame Jenyns, Esq; IV. A Defence of Milton, against Dr. Johnson. V. A Synopsis, or General View of the Times, from the Prophets, &c. drawing near their Completion. VI. A probable Time assigned for the Conversion of the Jews. Vii. A Discourse on the Third Day, compared with the Seventh Day of the Law. Viii. An Address to the Jews. IX. The Assumption of the Son of Man, the Seed of the Woman, in the Throne of the Ancient of Days. Dan. vii. 13. Revel. xii. 5. X. Lines, to the Memory of the late Reverend William Law; - the late Reverend Thomas Henry Lowth; - on the Death of Infants; - on a Child sleeping in his Cradle.
Clarke, Richard, 1723-approximately 1780.Date: [1792]- Archives and manuscripts
Sudden Infant Death: notebooks and loose notes - bibliographical refs and miscellaneous
Date: c.1970sReference: PP/AMS/D.3/16Part of: Alice Stewart (1906-2002)- Archives and manuscripts
Sudden Infant Death: [foetal haemoglobin levels, seasonality of deaths - printouts, draft letter to ?British Medical Journal, correspondence, notes, etc]
Date: 1981-1987Reference: PP/AMS/D.3/17Part of: Alice Stewart (1906-2002)- Archives and manuscripts
Ashton, Professor Norman
Ashton, N.Date: 1924 - 1998Reference: PP/ASH- Archives and manuscripts
Sudden Infant Death: papers etc by others
Date: 1973-1987Reference: PP/AMS/D.3/26Part of: Alice Stewart (1906-2002)