Stories
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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
- Interview
Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz
The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.
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The shape of thought
Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s description of the moment in 1887 when he saw a brain cell for the first time never fails to move neuroscientist Richard Wingate to tears. Here he captures that enduring sense of wonder.
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Bringing Braille back to the modern world
For anyone who thinks Braille is so last century, read on. New tech is helping dust Braille down and bring it to today’s visually impaired people.
Catalogue
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The history of paradise: or a discourse on the state of innocence and the fall of man. (wherein our Reflections are carried on to the Grace of our Redemption, by God manifested in the Flesh.) With some occasional Thoughts on a late Author or two's unhappy Notions in relation to this Subject. By a Presbyter of the Church of England
Presbyter of the Church of England.Date: 1713- Books
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A farther vindication of Mr. Barclay's scheme, in reply to Mr. Chubb's remarks. In a letter to a friend. By Tho. Morgan, M.D.
Morgan, Thomas, -1743.Date: [1727]- Books
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The moral system of Moses. By Samuel Pye, M. D. Member of the College of Physicians, London; Author of The Mosaic Theory of the Solar or Planetary System.
Pye, Samuel, -1772.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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A defence of natural and revealed religion: occasioned by Mr. Chubb's scripture evidence considered, in a view of the controversy betwixt himself and Mr. Barclay's defenders. In a second letter to a friend. By Thomas Morgan, M.D.
Morgan, Thomas, -1743.Date: [1728]- Books
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Discourses on the fall and misery of man, and on the covenant of grace. By Richard Taylor, A.M.
Taylor, Richard, -1717.Date: M,DCC,XXV. [1725]