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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Boat approaching the fortress of Ibrim, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1849]Reference: 32750iPart of: Egypt and Nubia- Pictures
A boat surrounded by waves. Gouache by Paddy O'Shea, 1966.
O'Shea, Paddy, active approximately 1966.Date: 1.6.66 [1 June 1966]Reference: 3009218iPart of: Adamson Collection- Pictures
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Sailing ships and rowing boats at Alexandria, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1849]Reference: 33609iPart of: Egypt and Nubia- Pictures
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Boats on the Nile at sunset, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: 1 May 1847Reference: 32898iPart of: Egypt and Nubia- Pictures
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Boats at the citadel of Sidon. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1843]Reference: 36509iPart of: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia