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,...
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...
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...
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...
Nov 3, 2022 | Teesside Archives
This blog post was written by Chris Corbett, Community Engagement Officer at Teesside Archives as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. The North East has always been a crucible of scientific...
Nov 1, 2022 | Surrey Heritage
This blog post is from Surrey Heritage as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. This post picks out particular examples of scientific developments which appeared in The Gentleman’s...
Sep 30, 2022 | Institute of Historical Research
This blog post was written by Sophie Swann, history undergraduate student at the University of Leicester. Sophie completed a placement at the Institute of Historical Research, where she explored Medicine and Science collections in the IHR library as part of our...
