Stories
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Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high
The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
L - Miscellaneous
Date: 1980-1985Reference: SA/PAT/C/34Part of: The Patients Association- E-journals
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International labor and working class history
Date: 1976-- Books
Crossroads of cuisine : the Eurasian heartland, the silk roads and food / by Paul D. Buell, E.N. Anderson, Montserrat de Pablo Moya, Moldir Oskenbay.
Buell, Paul D.Date: [2020]- Books
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The evolution of modern capitalism : a study of machine production / by John A. Hobson.
Hobson J. A. (John Atkinson), 1858-1940.Date: 1906- Books
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The global coffee economy in Africa, Asia and Latin America, 1500-1989 / edited by William Gervase Clarence-Smith, Steven Topik.
Date: [2003], ©2003