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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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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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A quick guide to drugs, the brain and brain chemistry
Discover some of the major chemicals that govern activity in our brains, how they work, and why certain drugs have the effects they do.
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The Ladies of Llangollen
As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.
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Muscles of the diaphragm and bladder. Colour mezzotint by A. E. Gautier d'Agoty after himself, 1773.
Gautier d'Agoty, A. E. (Arnaud Eloy), 1741-1771.Date: [1773]Reference: 572000i- Books
Some personalities of the Hunterian epoch / by A.E. Mortimer Woolf.
Woolf, A. E. Mortimer, 1884-1957.Date: [1929], ©1929
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Muscles and bones of the hand. Colour mezzotint by A. E. Gautier d'Agoty after himself, 1773.
Gautier d'Agoty, A. E. (Arnaud Eloy), 1741-1771.Date: [1773]Reference: 32626i
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Muscles of the sole of the foot. Colour mezzotint by A. E. Gautier d'Agoty after himself, 1773.
Gautier d'Agoty, A. E. (Arnaud Eloy), 1741-1771.Date: [1773]Reference: 32627i
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A standing écorché figure, seen from behind, showing the first layer of the muscles. Colour mezzotint by A. E. Gautier d'Agoty after himself, 1773.
Gautier d'Agoty, A. E. (Arnaud Eloy), 1741-1771.Date: [1773]Reference: 571997i