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When the sun goes down

Despite the country’s colonial and industrial dominion, the finest minds of Victorian Britain began to fear the devastating effects of declining natural resources. Even the death of the sun.

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Why we need to decolonise the skies

Astronomer Dr Tana Joseph explores how rethinking way we look at the stars could improve our relationship with our own planet and make it a healthier place to live.

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Deciding a date for the end of the world

When will the world end? Charlotte Sleigh explores how our obsession with dates and dramatic imaginings of the end can distract us from the dangers slowly creeping up on us.

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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman

How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.

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  • Transparent solar system, displaying the planets with their orbits, as known at the present day.
  • A man demonstrating an orrery (a model of the solar system) to two girls and another man. Woodcut by Sukenobu, 1758.
  • Genetics frame of reference - the size of various genetic components, including DNA, a base pair, various sizes of deletions, chromosomes and genes are listed and compared with more familiar objects such as the Solar System, planets, cities, hospitals, wards, and so on.
  • Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the solar system. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1741, after by P. Langendijk, 1715.
  • Astronomy: a diagram of the heavens. Coloured engraving by Seale.
  • Astronomy: a savant in his study, instructing a group of gentlemen. Engraving, 1748.
  • Astronomy: a diagram of the heavens. Coloured engraving by Seale.
  • A cosmological plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical vision, surrounded by diagrams of the systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe ; astronomical figures line the circle. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich after J.M. Füssli, 1732.
  • Three Tibetan anatomical figures. Watercolour, 1904.
  • Three Tibetan anatomical figures. Watercolour, 1904.
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