Stories
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The psychology of Ouija
Explore the science behind table tilting and Ouija boards, and discover how the unscrupulous still make money from exploiting the ‘ideomotor’ effect.
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The extraction of the excruciating bladder stones
Among those vying to find alternatives to major surgery for bladder stones, young doctor Jean Civiale stood out, painstakingly honing a method that was to become the norm.
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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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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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Surgical instruments and apparatus. Engraving with etching.
Reference: 47670i
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Surgical instruments and apparatus, including an air pump vapour bath. Engraving by Campbell.
Campbell.Reference: 47779i- Books
A selection of modern surgical supplies manufactured by Edwards Surgical Supplies : manufacturers of surgical instruments and appliances, hospital and invalid furniture, electro-medical apparatus etc. : 83 Mortimer Street, London W.1.
Edwards Surgical Supplies.Date: [1954]
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Surgical instruments, including lithotomy forceps and Mr. Brockedon's apparatus for weak knee joints. Engraving by J. Cleghorn after C. Varley.
Varley, Cornelius, 1781-1873.Reference: 485613i
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Illustrated catalogue and price list of surgical instruments, hospital supplies, orthopaedical apparatus, trusses, etc., fine microscopes, medical batteries, physicians' and hospital supplies.
Charles Lentz & Sons (Philadelphia, Pa.)Date: [1892?]