Stories
- Article
The relationship between science and art
Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.
- Article
The chymist’s trade card
An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.
- Article
Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
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What is air, and how do we know?
Watching bubbles in fermenting beer led 18th-century scientist Joseph Priestley to invent sparkling water – and to discover that different gases make up the air we breathe.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Paxton, Richard (fl. mid 18th century - late 18th century)
Paxton, Richard (fl. mid 18th century - late 18th century)Date: 1799Reference: MS.3820- Archives and manuscripts
Boerhaave, Hermann (1668-1738)
Boerhaave, Hermann, 1668-1738.Date: early 18th century - mid 18th centuryReference: MSS.1279-1285- Archives and manuscripts
On chronic diseases
Fordyce, George, 1736-1802Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.2400Part of: Fordyce, George (1736-1802)- Archives and manuscripts
Fordyce, George (1736-1802)
Fordyce, George, 1736-1802.Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.2395- Archives and manuscripts
Receuil de plusieurs secrets et remèdes éprouvés
Date: Late 18th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.4140