Stories
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Are doctors medical detectives?
Do doctors really identify medical conditions in the same way that detectives solve crimes? Neurologist Jules Montague makes her diagnosis.
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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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Aphasia and drawing elephants
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
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Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy
The well-known story of vaccination pioneer Edward Jenner has at its heart his drive to make vaccines free of charge and available to all. Now his principles extend to the global campaign for a people’s patent-free vaccine for Covid-19.
Catalogue
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Human speech : some observations, experiments, and conclusions as to the nature, origin, purpose and possible improvement of human speech / by Sir Richard Paget.
Paget, Richard, 1869-1955.Date: 1930- Books
Histories of scientific observation / edited by Lorraine Daston and Elizabeth Lunbeck.
Date: 2011- Books
Science and virtue : an essay on the impact of the scientific mentality on moral character / Louis Caruana.
Caruana, Louis.Date: [2006], ©2006- Pictures
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Mechanics: Atwood's machine with pulleys and calibrated dials, for measuring force; and diagrams of weights and paths of descent. Engraving, after 1861.
Reference: 45512i- Pictures
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Mechanics: Atwood's machine with pulleys and calibrated dials, for measuring force. Engraving, after 1861.
Reference: 45511i