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The art of scientific glassblowing
Exciting things happen when art, craft, engineering and science collide. Glassblower Gayle Price is proof of that.
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Western magic’s fascination with the foreigner
Could modern magic shows be perpetuating damaging cultural stereotypes? Shelley Saggar shows how ‘exotic’ costumes and imagery are far from harmless fun.
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Making sunstroke insanity
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
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Building a dream in the garden suburbs
In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.
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Thomas William Tew. Photograph.
Reference: 13744i- Archives and manuscripts
Thomas, William Rees
Date: 3 Jun 1961Reference: PENROSE/3/19/3Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Archives and manuscripts
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Thomas William Muir Longmore - certificate, testimonials, passport, etc.
Date: 1888-1891Reference: RAMC/1139/L/9/1-10Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Pictures
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Thomas William Thursfield. Photograph by Bullock Brothers.
Reference: 13669i- Books
Thomas William Thompson, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H., Medical Inspector to the Local Gevernment Board / H. Timbrell Bulstrode.
Bulstrode, H. Timbrell (Herbert Timbrell)Date: 1896