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A journey through slime
Did you know that slime cells signal to each other and seek out multiple partners? Welcome to bath time with Abi Palmer – and some revolting yet awe-inspiring grey slime.
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Homes for the hives of industry
By building workers’ villages, industry titans demonstrated both philanthropy and control. Employees’ health improved, while rulebooks told them how to live ideal lives.
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The bishop’s profitable sex workers
How did the Church rake in revenue from 14th-century sex regulations? Kate Lister explores a bishop’s lucrative rulebook.
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What the nose doesn’t know
Losing her sense of smell for over a year motivated Stephanie Howard-Smith to sniff out the history of treatments for this unsettling condition.
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Hot Baths at Leuk, Switzerland: interior showing patients bathing. Process print after A. Forestier.
Forestier, A. (Amédée), 1854-1930.Reference: 20241i- Pictures
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Hot Baths, Wiesbaden: figures strolling at the source. Engraving by E. Grünewald after J. Fey.
Fey, Joseph, 1813-1875.Reference: 23043i- Books
Proceedings of a conference on rheumatic diseases : held at Bath, 10th and 11th May, 1928.
Conference on Rheumatic Diseases (1928 : Bath, England)Date: [1928]- Digital Images
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Baths of the Roman Emperor Diocletian in Rome, 295 A.D.
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A treatise on the origin, nature, and virtues of chalybeat waters, and natural hot baths. With a Description of several Mineral Waters in England and in Germany. Likewise, Directions for the Preparation and Use of Artificial, Hot, Mineral-Water-Baths. To which is added, an appendix, on the selter water, with Many Remarks, especially on it's Mixture with Tar-Water. And also a dissertation on Baron Schwanberg's liquid shell; With the Process, for preparing the same. To which is annexed, occasional remarks and queries on the Glastonbury waters. By Diederick Wessel Linden, M.D.
Linden, Diederick Wessel, active 1745-1768.Date: MDCCLII. [1752]