Stories
- Photo story
Obesity and Britain’s boys
Six young men and six experiences of being overweight. Find out how these boys and their loved ones feel about this stigmatising issue.
- Article
Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
- Book extract
Winter blues and the story of SAD
In ‘Chasing the Sun‘ Linda Geddes reveals why for some people, winter is literally depressing, showing how we first came to recognise seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
- Article
Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta
A human baby needs milk to survive – and this holds true even before it’s born. Joanna Wolfarth explores “womb milk”, as well as ancient and modern ideas about the placenta.
Catalogue
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[Report 1971] / Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures, Nottinghamshire County Council and Beeston & Stapleford U.D.C.
Nottinghamshire (England). County Council.Date: 1971- Books
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[Report 1972] / Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures, Nottinghamshire County Council and Beeston & Stapleford U.D.C.
Nottinghamshire (England). County Council.Date: 1972- Digital Images
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Weights and measures in the Exchequer, 15th century.
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Weights and measures / by Philip Rush and John O'Keefe.
Rush, Philip.Date: [1962], ©1962- Books
The Weights and Measures Acts, 1878 & 1889 : with introductions, notes, index, and the Orders in Council, regulations and bye-laws issued under the acts / by W.A. Holdsworth.
Holdsworth, W. A. (William Andrews)Date: 1890