Stories
- Article
Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
- Article
A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
- Article
A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
- Article
A virtual view of history
Step inside Anne Frank’s house or explore the galleries in a museum destroyed by fire. VR brings history and art satisfyingly close when we’re unable to get there in person.
Catalogue
- Books
- Online
Open-air travel as a curer and preventer of consumption : as seen in the history of a New England family / by Henry I. Bowditch.
Bowditch, Henry I. (Henry Ingersoll), 1808-1892.Date: 1889- Books
- Online
A new universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Judiciously selected from the best writers in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, and other Languages. Comprehending an Account of whatever is Curious in the Government, Commerce, Natural History, Customs, Marriages, Funerals, And other Ceremonies of most Nations in the known World. Including an Account of the most remarkable Discoveries, Conquests, Settlements, Battles, Sea Fights, Hurricanes, Shipwrecks, Sieges, Tortures, Wonderful Escapes, Massacres, and Strange Deliverances, Both by Sea and Land. Aslo A Description of the Buildings, Mountains, Rivers, Harbours, Lakes, Islands, Peninsulas, Creeks, &c. of various Countries. The Whole forming a History of whatever is most worthy of Notice in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Illustrated with maps from the latest Improvements, and beautiful plates, by Grignion, and other celebrated Masters. By Edward Cavendish Drake, Esq;
Drake, Edward Cavendish.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Archives and manuscripts
Division of Medical Sciences - Reference Guide
Date: 1993Reference: WF/M/PB/49/02/02Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Harman, Katherine, (fl.1935), wife of Harman, Nathaniel Bishop, F.R.C.S. (1869-1945)
Harman, Katherine, fl.1935Date: July 1935 - November 1935Reference: MS.7394- Books
- Online
The history and memoirs of John Lidwill, eldest son of Thomas Lidwill, Esq. late of Clonmore, in the county of Tipperary; containing an account of his industry, experiments, and success; His Travels, Observations, and Providential Escapes; Also, his Misfortunes, Vicissitudes, Sufferings, and Losses, interspersed with a Variety of other Occurrences Useful and Entertaining, from his Birth to his Present Age of near Sixty Years. Written and selling by himself.
Lidwill, John.Date: May 18[00?]