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Special Collections Relating to the Muslim World: Exploring Rare Books on Optics, Medicine and an Early Printed Qur’an

Special Collections Relating to the Muslim World: Exploring Rare Books on Optics, Medicine and an Early Printed Qur’an

Nov 16, 2022 | Institute of Ismaili Studies

This blog post was written by Naureen Ali, Cataloguer and Adlib System Officer at the Ismaili Special Collections Unit (The Institute of Ismaili Studies) as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022.  The...
Our brain is electric: Glenside Hospital Museum, Bristol

Our brain is electric: Glenside Hospital Museum, Bristol

Nov 11, 2022 | Glenside Hospital Museum

This blog post is from Glenside Hospital Museum as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. Glenside Hospital Museum, with support from the Royal Society, discovered three historic pioneers of brain...
The History of Science in UCL Library Special Collections

The History of Science in UCL Library Special Collections

Nov 10, 2022 | UCL Special Collections

This blog post is from UCL Library Special Collections as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. UCL Library Special Collections is one of the foremost university collections of manuscripts,...
Experiencing the history of Science in the Museum of the Mind

Experiencing the history of Science in the Museum of the Mind

Nov 10, 2022 | Bethlem Museum of the Mind

This blog post is from the Bethlem Museum of the Mind as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022.  Bethlem Royal Hospital was itself a first in the history of science and medicine- the first specialist...
All work and all play: unconventional sciences at the Warburg Library

All work and all play: unconventional sciences at the Warburg Library

Nov 8, 2022 | Warburg Institute

This blog post was written by Kella Lawrinson and Simone Monti, Graduate Library Trainees at the Warburg Institute as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022.  Nowadays, we tend to think of science as...
The Roman saddle – an innovative approach by Peter Connolly

The Roman saddle – an innovative approach by Peter Connolly

Nov 5, 2022 | Combined Classics Library

The Institute of Classical Studies Library holds the archive of the illustrator and experimental archaeologist Peter Connolly. Connolly was known for his work on ancient weaponry and particularly for his reconstruction of the Roman saddle. A saddle needs to provide a...
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