Stories
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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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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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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Supplement to the laws of the Natural History Society of Edinburgh, M.DCC.LXXXIX.
Natural History Society of Edinburgh.Date: 1789]- Ephemera
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Dear Sir, I have the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of your letter of ... / Bombay Natural History Society.
Bombay Natural History Society.Date: [1910?]- Journals
Proceedings. Section B, Natural environment / The Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Date: 1975-1976- Books
History in the service of systematics : Papers from the Conference to celebrate the Centenary of the British Museum (Natural History) 3-16 April, 1981 / edited by Alwyne Wheeler & James H. Price.
Date: 1981- Journals
The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.