Stories
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A virtual view of history
Step inside Anne Frank’s house or explore the galleries in a museum destroyed by fire. VR brings history and art satisfyingly close when we’re unable to get there in person.
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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
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The epilepsy diagnosis
Epilepsy exists between the mind and body, something that Aparna Nair experienced for herself when she was diagnosed as a teenager.
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Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
Catalogue
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An annotated bibliography of Islamic science / Seyyed Hossein Nasr, with the collaboration of William C. Chittick.
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein.Date: ©1975-- Books
Hospitals in the Islamic world with reference to the eastern and western Caliphates / Ehsan-Ul-Haq.
Ehsan-ul-Haq.Date: 1989- Books
Annali dell'Islām / compilati da Leone Caetani.
Caetani, Leone, 1869-1935.Date: 1977- Books
The second International Islamic Medicine Conference : 4 - 8 Jumada II 1402 = 29th March - 2nd April, held by the Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
International Conference on Islamic Medicine 1982 : Kuwait)Date: [1402 i.e. 1982]- Books
Arabian drugs in early medieval Mediterranean medicine / Zohar Amar and Efraim Lev.
Amar, ZoharDate: 2017