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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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The father of handwashing
Doctors performing autopsies and then delivering babies – with not a hint of soap in between – was the grim recipe producing a lot of motherless offspring in the 1800s. But one man’s gargantuan efforts to upend accepted medical thinking turned the tide.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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A seasonable check to the fury of an unfledg'd minister of the Gospel. In a letter to the Reverend Mr. T- - - - - - - A very young Glóstershire Clergyman. Written by Mr. J- - - - - - - - A very young Wiltshire Layman. Occasion'd by the former's falsly charging the latter with Atheism. In which are interspers'd some Observations on Atheism and Superstition, together with a Hint or two to the Professors of Christianity in general.
J- - - - - - - -, Mr.Date: MDCCXLVIII. [1748]- Books
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Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the Dissolvent Power of Quick-Lime. Illustrated with copper-plates. By David Macbride, Surgeon.
MacBride, David, 1726-1778.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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Experimental essays on medical and philosophical subjects: particularly, I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures, and Digestion of Food. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the Dissolvent Power of Quick-Lime; and a further Investigation of the Properties of Fixed Air. The third edition, enlarged and corrected. Illustrated with copper-plates. By David Macbride, M.D.
MacBride, David, 1726-1778.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Experimental essays on medical and philosophical subjects: particularly, I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures, and Digestion of the Food. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime; and a further Investigation of the Properties of Fixed Air. The second edition, enlarged and corrected. Illustrated with copper-plates. By David Macbride, M.D.
MacBride, David, 1726-1778.Date: M,DCC,LXVII. [1767]- Books
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Experimental essays on medical and philosophical subjects: particularly, I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures, and Digestion of the Food. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the Dissolvent Power of Quick-Lime; and a further Investigation of the Properties of Fixed Air. The second edition, enlarged and corrected. Illustrated with copper-plates. By David Bride, M.D.
MacBride, David, 1726-1778.Date: [1767]