Stories
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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
- In pictures
Dear Tooth Fairy
Once upon a time, people dreamed up the Tooth Fairy and, ever since, children have had lots of questions to ask her in their letters.
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Ancestry, privacy and the family tree
Wanting to find out more about her Jamaican grandfather, Tanya Perdikou contemplates DNA testing. But first she has to consider the potential impact of unexpected results.
Catalogue
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Letters / edited by L.H. Butterfield.
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813.Date: 1951- Books
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Letters and essays, moral, and miscellaneous. By Mary Hays.
Hays, Mary, 1759-1843.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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Letters, addressed to the Right Honourable William Pitt. By Bolingbroke.
Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount, 1678-1751.Date: 1796- Books
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Letters addressed to two young married ladies, on the most interesting subjects.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]- Books
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Letters addressed to Mrs. Bellamy, occasioned by her apology. By Edward Willett.
Willett, Edward (Attorney)Date: [1785]