Stories
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Winter blues and the story of SAD
In ‘Chasing the Sun‘ Linda Geddes reveals why for some people, winter is literally depressing, showing how we first came to recognise seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
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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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In search of the ‘nature cure’
Under the competing pressures of modern life, many of us succumb to mental ill health. Samantha Walton explores why so-called ‘nature cures’ don’t help, and how the living world can actually help us.
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Chasing spring
Isabella Kaminski reflects on a transformative journey that saw her cycle the length of the UK, tracking the first signs of spring. She explores what the changing seasons can tell us about ourselves and the climate crisis.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Latitude
Date: c. 1942Reference: WTI/LBC/F/1/32Part of: Bruce-Chwatt, Professor Leonard Jan- Books
Latitude & the magnetic earth : the true story of Queen Elizabeth's most distinguished man of science / Stephen Pumfrey.
Pumfrey, Stephen.Date: 2001- Books
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Latitudes, longitudes, bearings, and heights of the different light-houses, Erected in the Northern Parts of Great Britain, By Commissioners appointed by Act of Parliament.
Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses (Great Britain)Date: 1795?]- Books
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Reynard display'd: a tale. By A. H. philomath. Calculated for the Meridian of Banbury, and Latitude of Harborough.
A. H., Philomath.Date: 1729- Books
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The circle squared. To which is added, a problem To Discover the longitude both at land and sea, by Means of a New Instrument which Discovers the Hour of the Day or Night in any Latitude, as well as the Latitude it self. By Richard Locke.
Locke, Richard (Mathematician)Date: M,DCC,XXX. [1730]