Stories
- Article
Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
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Restoring disorder to ‘The Book of Disquiet’
Printer Tim Hopkins explains what making an extraordinary new edition of Fernando Pessoa’s book revealed about both the text and the mind.
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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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Bringing Braille back to the modern world
For anyone who thinks Braille is so last century, read on. New tech is helping dust Braille down and bring it to today’s visually impaired people.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
'Dartford Museum' - Prints: Dartford site, opening of 'Dartford Museum'
Date: c.1889-1989Reference: WF/M/I/DM/01/02Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
'Dartford Museum' - Prints: BW&Co Staff, Explorers
Date: c.1885-c.1980Reference: WF/M/I/DM/01/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
'Dartford Museum' - Prints
Date: 1888-1975Reference: WF/M/I/DM/02Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
FB Power, Sites - overseas, staff, Wandsworth, Wellcome Building / staff, In Pursuit of Excellence; Founders (Henry Solomon Wellcome); Frederick Belding Power.
Date: c.1900-c.1985Reference: WF/M/I/PR/Z2Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Early nineteenth century papers relating to unidentified patients
Date: c.1800 - 1835Reference: RET/6/19/2/2/1Part of: The Retreat Archive