Stories
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The blight of the ballooning blood vessels
In 1817 an emergency operation on a London porter was hailed a ‘success’ despite the patient’s swift demise. Find out how this case became a landmark in vascular surgery.
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The death-defying science of the aeronauts
Air ballooning is not as serene as you might think. Read about the perilous exploits of two early aeronauts who risked life and limb to better understand the science of the weather.
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Manipulating the evidence with deepfake technology
How can you be sure that the person speaking on the screen is genuine? Find out how sophisticated digital manipulation is blurring the boundaries between real and ‘deepfake’.
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Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high
The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.
Catalogue
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Ballooning: four figures. Coloured engraving by Garner.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 36295i
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Ballooning: hydrogen barrels and other equipment used in ballooning. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1803.
Date: Octr. 1. 1803Reference: 36293i
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My life and balloon experiences : with a supplementary chapter on military ballooning / By Henry Coxwell.
Coxwell, Henry Tracey, 1819-1900.Date: 1887-89- Pictures
Equipment connected with ballooning and a view of the ground. Coloured engraving by Andrew Bell.
Reference: 36292i- Pictures
The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects to learn, mythical figures, ballooning and pyramids. Engraving by A. Bell after Le Clerc.
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637-1714.Reference: 21486i