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'Victorian Pharmacy' documentary series begins on BBC2
Posted: Monday 12 July 2010In a unique experiment, historian Ruth Goodman, Professor Nick Barber and PhD student Tom Quick are recreating an authentic 19th-century pharmacy. This 4-part series begins 15 July 2010.
Harley Street and Marylebone Medical Walks 2010
Posted: Monday 17 May 2010Join a fascinating historical walking tour, exploring the exclusive medical district of London, around Marylebone and Harley Street and visiting the headquarters of the physicians, dentists and anaesthetists.
X-ray voted best science discovery
Posted: Wednesday 4 November 2009Medical objects dominated the public's vote in this Autumn's Science Museum poll of the most important scientific discoveries in history. Xrays came first, Penicillin came second and the DNA double helix came third. Visitors rated breakthroughs in computing and space exploration less highly.
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- Foundling Museum
- Freud Museum
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- Museum of the Order of St John
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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- Museum of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Old Operating Theatre & Herb Garret
- Royal London Hospital Museum & Archives
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