Stories
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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The sweet sound of synthetic speech
After Alex experienced a serious deterioration in his sight, he came to rely on artificial voices to help him with everyday tasks. Find out how synthetic speech came to be developed.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
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The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
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On the mechanism of the physiological action of the cathartics / by John Bruce MacCallum.
MacCallum, John Bruce, 1876-1906.Date: 1906
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The Elmer Belt Florence Nightingale Collection : presented to the University of California Biomedical Library in honor of Dean Lulu Wolf Hassenplug who has guided the School of Nursing of the University of California at Los Angeles from its inception and early formative years to its tenth anniversary year, May 21, 1958.
University of California, Los Angeles. Biomedical Library.Date: [1958]
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Eminent women of the age : being narratives of the lives and deeds of the most prominent women of the present generation.
Date: 1869
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An angel of mercy : Florence Nightingale.
Date: 1863
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Mortality of the British army : at home and abroad, and during the Russian war, as compared with the mortality of the civil population in England ; illustrated by tables and diagrams.
Date: 1858