Stories
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The shape of thought
Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s description of the moment in 1887 when he saw a brain cell for the first time never fails to move neuroscientist Richard Wingate to tears. Here he captures that enduring sense of wonder.
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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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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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A proposal to the curious, for publishing a general, reflecting, portable microscope.
Lindsay, George.Date: 1742]- Books
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The description of a double and single microscope. Very convenient to observe all sorts of objects.
Cuff, John, approximately 1708-1772.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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A description of the most valuable kinds of microscopes now in use: Viz. The pocket microscope, together with the new invention for fixing it on a pedestal, and giving light to objects by a speculum; the double reflection microscope; the microscope for viewing opake objects; and the solar, or camera obscura microscope. As they are made and sold by John Cuff, against Serjeant's-Inn Gate in Fleet-street. With a particular account of the use and application of the several parts of the apparatus belonging to each kind.
Cuff, John, approximately 1708-1772.Date: [1758?]- Books
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Directions how to use the double reflecting microscope, with the new invention for viewing opake objects. Made by [blank]
Date: 1770?]- Books
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Description d'un microscope de poche, et de toutes les pieces qui en dépendent. Le tout fait par Jean Cuff, Demeurant a l'enseigne du Microscope de Reflection, tout vis a vis Serjeant's-Inn Gate, dans Fleet-Street, à Londres.
Cuff, John, approximately 1708-1772.Date: 1743]