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General Modern

9 places where British astronomy flourished

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Domenico Fetti painting illustrating a melancholic woman in the early 17th century
Renaissance

The Anatomy of Melancholy: how Robert Burton helped shape our understanding of the mind

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General Modern

The price of beauty: the dangerous cosmetics used until the 20th century

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Georgian

​​Gardens and the scientific revolution

Amelia Earhart, Princess Diana, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks and Marie Curie. (Photo by Getty Images)
General Modern

20 inspirational quotes from women through history

An old man penetrating the earth's firmament to see the workings of the universe beyond
General History

A brief history of astronomy

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Maria Sibylla Merian: the artist who challenged the natural world

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Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek scientific thinking 

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Apollo 8: why NASA’s Christmas mission to the Moon was a bright end to a dark year

The first controlled, powered and sustained human flight on 17 December 1903 by the Wright Brothers. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Flying into history: the Wright Brothers’ Flyer and the world’s first flight

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20th Century

Animals in space: from Laika to jellyfish & tortoises 

German born British physicist and spy,  Dr Klaus Fuchs (1911 - 1988) who was tried at the Old Bailey, London on two charges of disclosing atom secrets 'calculated to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy'.   (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Cold War

Klaus Fuchs: the scientist who became the Soviet super spy

A 14th-century illustration of a farmer leading a pack animal through the ice and snow
Medieval

The surprisingly modern Middle Ages

Tom Standage traces technological advances in transport, from the invention of the wheel to the rise of the car. (Image by Getty Images)
Victorian

From chariots to e-scooters: transformations in transport

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