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.
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Notes upon arrival
In an effort to feel at home back in the country of her birth, poet Bhanu Kapil recognises the small revelations of nature in a chilly UK spring as a way to reconnect.
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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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Coleridge’s hypochondria
An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.
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'de Mets, A'
Date: 1936-1940Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Sai/E.4Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
Iconographie médicale Gantoise / [A. de Mets].
Mets, A. de.Date: 1929- Books
Iconographie médicale Anversoise / [A. de Mets].
Mets, A. de.Date: 1929- Books
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Les médecins, astrologues, chirurgiens et lettrés à Paris pendant la guerre de cent ans : d'après la chronique de Guillebert de Mets / A. de Mets.
Mets, A. de.Date: 1934- Books
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Iconographie médicale universitaire belge : 1834-1934 / A. de Mets.
Mets, A. de.Date: [1934?]