Stories
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It’s getting mighty crowded
Mid-20th-century population-density research on mice produced a whiskered apocalypse, predicted to become the fate of humans too. But perhaps a more compassionate approach could fend this off.
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The tower in fiction, film and life
The high-rise estates born of postwar idealism soon became symbols of crime and squalor. But after one terrible tragedy, public bodies are being forced to rethink our towers.
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Graveyards as green getaways
Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.
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The castration effect
Discover how testosterone – or the lack of it – affects the male body, from eunuch slaves to castrato singers, and on to hormone reduction in modern prostate cancer treatment.
Catalogue
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Population density and concentration in Great Britain 1931, 1951, and 1961 / John Craig.
Craig, John (John Alexander), 1932-Date: 1975- Books
Population density, change and concentration in Great Britain, 1971, 1981 and 1991 / Daniel Dorling and David Atkins.
Dorling, Daniel.Date: 1995- Archives and manuscripts
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M0000912: Map of England showing population density in 1700 / M0000913: Map of England showing population density in 1801
Date: 28 July 1930Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/8/97Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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M0000914: Map of England showing population density in 1750 / M0000915: Student's laboratory
Date: 29 July 1930Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/8/98Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Digital Images
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Density of population in Great Britain in 1841. Jackdaw no. 13.