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    Resurrection on Repeat: *Rules and Orders of the Humane Society* (1787)
    Books / 
    Death, Science & Medicine, Technology

    Resurrection on Repeat: Rules and Orders of the Humane Society (1787)

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Emotion and Expression

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy

    Gustave Zander and the 19th-Century Gym
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    Science & Medicine, Sport, Victorian, Technology

    Gustave Zander and the 19th-Century Gym

    Joseph Perry’s Medical Illustrations of Miscarriage (1834)
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    Science & Medicine

    Joseph Perry’s Medical Illustrations of Miscarriage (1834)

    A Monster in the Heart: Edward May’s *A Most Certaine and True Relation* (1639)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine

    A Monster in the Heart: Edward May’s A Most Certaine and True Relation (1639)

    The Human Voice (1921)
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    Science & Medicine

    The Human Voice (1921)

    *A Treatise on Artificial Limbs* (1899)
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    Science & Medicine

    A Treatise on Artificial Limbs (1899)

    The Zodiac Man
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    Science & Medicine

    The Zodiac Man

    Visualizing Migraines: The Attempts of Hubert Airy and Others to Depict Scintillating Scotomata
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    Science & Medicine

    Visualizing Migraines: The Attempts of Hubert Airy and Others to Depict Scintillating Scotomata

    Early Illustrations of the Nervous System by Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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    Science & Medicine

    Early Illustrations of the Nervous System by Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal

    Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum (1652)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend, Science & Medicine

    Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum (1652)

    Studies on Twilight Phenomena, after Krakatoa (1888)
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    Science & Medicine

    Studies on Twilight Phenomena, after Krakatoa (1888)

    London's Dreadful Visitation: A Year of Weekly Death Statistics during the Great Plague (1665)
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    Death, Science & Medicine

    London's Dreadful Visitation: A Year of Weekly Death Statistics during the Great Plague (1665)

    Plague Doctor Costumes
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    Death, Science & Medicine

    Plague Doctor Costumes

    Coughs, Sneezes, and Jet-Propelled Germs: Two Public Service Films by Richard Massingham (1945)
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    Science & Medicine

    Coughs, Sneezes, and Jet-Propelled Germs: Two Public Service Films by Richard Massingham (1945)

    First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming, by Eunice Foote (1856)
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    Science & Medicine

    First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming, by Eunice Foote (1856)

    Optics Illustrations from the Physics Textbooks of Amédée Guillemin (1868/1882)
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    Science & Medicine

    Optics Illustrations from the Physics Textbooks of Amédée Guillemin (1868/1882)

    Agnes Catlow’s Drops of Water (1851)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Agnes Catlow’s Drops of Water (1851)

    Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours (1814)
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    Science & Medicine, The Arts, Natural World

    Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours (1814)

    Early Experiments with X-Rays (1896)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Early Experiments with X-Rays (1896)

    Images from William Saville-Kent’s The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Natural World

    Images from William Saville-Kent’s The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893)

    Flatfish Camouflage Experiments (1911)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Flatfish Camouflage Experiments (1911)

    Steam-Powered Tooth Extraction on an Envelope (1894)
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    Science & Medicine, Technology

    Steam-Powered Tooth Extraction on an Envelope (1894)

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)
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    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)

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