Stories
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Skull
Give thanks every day to your skull for holding your face in place.
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The mystery of the malignant brain
In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.
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Ken’s ten: looking back at ten years of Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection founder Ken Arnold picks his favourite exhibits.
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Getting the measure of pain
In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.
Catalogue
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Skull: Lateral view. Etching.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 560867i- Pictures
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Skull. Chalk drawing, 18--(?).
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 563372i- Pictures
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Skull: anterior view. Line engraving.
Reference: 560840i- Pictures
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Skull of a horse. Chromolithograph, 1877.
Ruprecht, H. J.Date: [1877]Reference: 579033i- Books
Skull fractures and brain injuries / by Harry E. Mock.
Mock, Harry E. (Harry Edgar), 1880-Date: 1950