Stories
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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.
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The quest to breed gifted children
If you had the chance, would you choose a genius baby?
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
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Practical thoughts on the prevention and cure of the scurvy : especially in the British Navy / By William Jervey.
Jervey, William.Date: 1769- Books
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Practical thoughts on the prevention and cure of the scurvy. Especially in the British navy. By William Jervey. M.D.
Jervey, William.Date: 1769- Archives and manuscripts
Mounted, photograph of portrait of William Harvey owned by Aberdeen Medical Chirurgical Society, taken for Osler
Date: 1905Reference: MS.7379/24Part of: Osler, Sir William (1848-1919), Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford- Books
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Report of the State Institution for Feeble-Minded of Western Pennsylvania, Polk, Venango County : for two years ending May 31, 1920.
State Institution for Feeble-Minded of Western Pennsylvania (Polk, Pa.)Date: 1921- Books
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The life and adventures of Peter Porcupine, with a full and fair account of all his authoring transactions; being a sure and infallible guide for all enterprising young men who wish to make a fortune by writing pamphlets. To which is added, his will and testament. By Peter Porcupine himself.
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.Date: 1798