Stories
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The wishing-tree of Loch Maree
So many pilgrims have visited a tiny loch island in Scotland that the site of their devotions, a fragile and crumbling tree, has collapsed under the ministrations of thousands of hands leaving thanks for its rumoured health-bestowing powers.
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Between sickness and health
In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.
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Chillies and the trouble with Scoville
Measuring the heat of these peppers can leave you a little lukewarm.
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Sharing Nature: Plastic fantastic
There are serious concerns about plastics in the environment. Yet they make our lives much easier, even in the natural world.
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Fort at Monghyr on the river Ganges, India. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 15 August 1787Reference: 26562iPart of: Select views in India- Pictures
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River Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1788.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 27 April 1788Reference: 26727iPart of: Select views in India- Pictures
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India: a bridge of boats over the Jumna River. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
Beato, Felice, 1832-1909.Reference: 32962i- Pictures
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Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 24 Febuary 1787Reference: 26717iPart of: Select views in India- Pictures
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Large rock in the river Ganges, India. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 15 August 1787Reference: 26740iPart of: Select views in India