Stories
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Measure for measure?
From censuses to smartwatches, Ross MacFarlane shows how we have tracked health across the centuries.
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Getting the measure of pain
In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.
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Chillies and the trouble with Scoville
Measuring the heat of these peppers can leave you a little lukewarm.
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The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
Catalogue
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Measurement of intelligence by drawings / by Florence L. Goodenough.
Goodenough, Florence L. (Florence Laura), 1886-1959.Date: 1926- Journals
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Measurement science & technology
Date: ©1990-- Archives and manuscripts
"Measurement of tumour dosage"
Date: 1937Reference: GC/95/B/1/7Part of: Wood, Constance Annie Poyser- Pictures
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Measurement: a pedometer. Engraving, [1661?].
Date: 1661Reference: 46693i- Digital Images
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Measurement of height of schoolchildren in India
John & Penny Hubley