Stories
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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.
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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
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The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
Catalogue
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Paracelsus, der Überarzt : eine kritische Studie / von Hugo Magnus.
Magnus, Hugo, 1842-1907.Date: 1906- Books
Historia : empiricism and erudition in early modern Europe / Gianna Pomata and Nancy G. Siraisi, editors.
Date: [2005], ©2005
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The Elizabethan revival of surgery / by D'Arcy Power.
Power, D'Arcy, 1855-1941.Date: [1902]- Books
The care of brute beasts : a social and cultural study of veterinary medicine in early modern England / by Louise Hill Curth.
Curth, Louise Hill.Date: 2010- Books
Bridging traditions : alchemy, chemistry, and Paracelsian practices in the early modern era / edited by Karen Hunger Parshall, Michael T. Walton, and Bruce T. Moran.
Date: [2015]