Stories
- Article
Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
- Article
Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Hunter, William (1718-1783)
Date: 22 June 1767Reference: MS.5742/1Part of: Hunter, William (1718-1783), anatomist- Archives and manuscripts
Hunter, William (1718-1783)
Date: 1781Reference: MS.5742/2Part of: Hunter, William (1718-1783), anatomist- Archives and manuscripts
Hunter, William (1718-1783) and Hunter, John, (1728-1793): miscellaneous correspondence
Date: 1749-1835Reference: MS.7887Part of: Hunterian Society of London- Archives and manuscripts
Hunter, William (1718-1783), anatomist
Date: 1767-81Reference: MS.5742- Archives and manuscripts
Hunter, William (1718-1783)
Hunter, William, 1718-1783Date: 1775-1783Reference: MS.2966