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Read Anna Faherty’s digital story about how social attitudes shape our responses to infectious diseases.
Chapter 1 - The Stranger Who Started an Epidemic
Discover the world of medieval medicine in these rare and beautiful objects, available to view and explore online.
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We didn't set out to collect images of people wearing sunglasses, but it turns out we have some great examples in the collections.
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Follow curator Ruth Garde's six-part story exploring our changing feelings about electricity: from wondrous lightning in the sky to vast pylons dominating the landscape.
Read the first chapter of this digital story
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A beautiful companion for the summer, this book on wild flowers includes many colour plates and illustrations.
17 October 2017
Workshop: Finding lost science in early modern poetry Wednesday 22 November 2017, Wellcome...
6 October 2017
24 September 2017
183 Euston Road London NW1 2BE
Map and directions
+44 (0)20 7611 8722 library@wellcome.ac.uk
