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Talent, tech and visual art
Jamie Hale finds a combination of talent and technology are crucial when it comes to creating great visual art, but how do you keep working when your circumstances are in constant flux?
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Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy
The well-known story of vaccination pioneer Edward Jenner has at its heart his drive to make vaccines free of charge and available to all. Now his principles extend to the global campaign for a people’s patent-free vaccine for Covid-19.
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Drops of water
In the compulsory isolation of lockdown, Daisy Lafarge’s repeated visits – via a new microscope – to the miniature worlds contained by drops of pond water provided her with the company and escapism she craved.
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When wounds replace words
For the many thousands of refugees waiting in Greece, the process to establish the truth of their tragic personal histories is often extremely upsetting. But a group of medics and legal workers is working together to make the system more humane.
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Travels through Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and the Holy-Land. Containing, among many other curious Particulars, I. A Description of Egypt, the River Nile, Pyramids, &c. II. A Description of Turkey, and of its Provinces and Islands. III. A Description of Syria, the Ruins of Palmyra, the Desarts of Arabia, &c. IV. A Description of the Holy-Land: Particularly, of Jerusalem, and the Holy Places; of Jericho, Jordan, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, &c. V. The Manners, Customs, Government and Trade of the Egyptians, Turks, Tartars, and Arabs. VI. Their Religions, Genius, Tempers, Persons, Habits, Diversions, Exercises, Buildings, Curiosities, &c. Interspers'd with many judicious observations. By an English merchant. With Explanatory, Theological, Historical, Geographical and Miscellaneous notes, by a gentleman of Oxford.
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Archives and manuscripts
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'Tour in Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece' [ Also Italy and France]
Date: Feb-Apr 1930Reference: WA/HMM/RP/Jst/A.7Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
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Travels through Turkey in Asia, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and other parts of the world: giving a particular and faithful account of what is most remarkable in the manners, religion polity, antiquities, and natural history of those countries: with a Curious Description of Jerusalem, as it now appears, And other Places mention'd in the Holy Scriptures. By Charles Thompson, Esq; Interspersed with the Remarks of several other modern Travellers; illustrated with notes, historical, geographical, and miscellaneous, by the editor; and adorn'd with maps and prints. ...
Thompson, Charles, active 1750.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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Travels in Greece, Turkey and the Holy Land, in 1817-18 / by Count Forbin.
Forbin, comte de (Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste), 1777-1841.Date: [1820]- Books
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Travels through Turkey in Asia, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and other parts of the world: Giving a particular and faithful Account of what is most remarkable in the Manners, Religion, Polity, Antiquities, and Natural History of those Countries: with a Curious Description of Jerusalem, as it now appears, And other Places mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. By Charles Thompson, Esq; Interspersed with the Remarks of several other modern Travellers; illustrated with Notes, Historical, Geographical, and Miscellaneous, by the Editor; and adorned with Maps and Prints. ...
Thompson, Charles, active 1750.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]