Stories
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Drops of water
In the compulsory isolation of lockdown, Daisy Lafarge’s repeated visits – via a new microscope – to the miniature worlds contained by drops of pond water provided her with the company and escapism she craved.
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Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
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Virtual reality and the fix of the future
Virtual reality, with its complex sensory tricks, takes us beyond the real world. Find out how these potentially addictive experiences can harm us – or might even have therapeutic uses.
Catalogue
- Books
Algae in water supplies : an illustrated manual on the identification, significance, and control of algae in water supplies / With an introduction by Clarence M. Tarzwell. Illus. in color by Harold J. Walter.
Palmer, C. Mervin, 1900-1981.Date: [1959]- Archives and manuscripts
Volume 1
Date: 1880-1884Reference: MS.2869Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Volume 2
Date: 1880-1884Reference: MS.2870Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Marine Algae
Date: 1880-1884Reference: MSS.2869-2870Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Marine Algae and Seaweeds: lectures
Date: 1890; 1892Reference: MS.2877Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica