Stories
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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The sweet sound of synthetic speech
After Alex experienced a serious deterioration in his sight, he came to rely on artificial voices to help him with everyday tasks. Find out how synthetic speech came to be developed.
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Winter blues and the story of SAD
In ‘Chasing the Sun‘ Linda Geddes reveals why for some people, winter is literally depressing, showing how we first came to recognise seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
Catalogue
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Howard University Medical Department, Washington, D.C. : a historical biographical and statistical souvenir / compiled and edited for and by authority of the Medical Faculty of Howard University by Daniel Smith Lamb.
Date: 1971- Books
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McKenney and Hall Indian Tribes of North America.
McKenney, Thomas L. (Thomas Loraine), 1785-1859.- Books
History of the Royal Society / edited with critical apparatus by Jackson I. Cope and Harold Whitmore Jones.
Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.Date: 1959 [©1958]- Books
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Origin of the electric tissues of Gymnarchus niloticus.
Dahlgren, Ulric, 1870-1946.Date: 1914- Books
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The influcence of American surgery on Europe.
Beck, Carl, 1856-1911.Date: [1906]