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Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel

I must visit this pharmacy museum! Startseite - Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel

Early Photos of brain surgery

Amazing photos http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cushing-tumor-registry-cushing-whitney-medical-library?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura&utm_campaign=1958a2bdcc-Newsletter_05_19_155_18_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62ba9246c0-1958a2bdcc-59925109&ct=t%28Newsletter_05_19_155_18_2015%29&mc_cid=1958a2bdcc&mc_eid=1ac2751e09

Olympicopolis at Stratford - architect choosen

UAL’s Stratford development moves into next major phaseNews & Events

The Heavens

Interesting conversation on Britarch about the goods  'Venus is brighter, but only appears in the morning and evening, never the whole sky. Jupiter is very noticeable and rules the whole of the heavens. Saturn moves very slowly, must be old and therefore Jupiter's father.' Harriet Courtney Tony marsh said 'Jupiter < Dyeu-peter, proto-indo-european for father of the sky or father of the day. The planet's passage in the year 'visits' all 12 of the zodiac constellations and that's where much of the mythology comes from, I suppose.  Venus visits mainly for the Dawn and the Eve - hence the feminine connotations'

Amazon Kindle: Your Highlights

Amazon Kindle: Your Highlights this is how you can see your highlighted text in amazon

▶ London Museum Development 2015: Looking back, looking forward - YouTube

This is a film about Museum development in London in which I have a role. ▶ London Museum Development 2015: Looking back, looking forward - YouTube

The best thing the Romans did for Britain was leave, historian claims - Telegraph

This seems like a thin story - one bit of evidence that post roman people lived longer than romans. The best thing the Romans did for Britain was leave, historian claims - Telegraph

Science Museum's innovative Children's Gallery opened in 1931

This picture shows one of the models in use in 1934. I remember my  parents took me to see this exhibition in the early 1960's. There was also a reconstruction of a mine.  May not be a surprise that I ended up in Museums.

The Great Explosion of 1649: Tower Street

According to legend not only were 67 people killed by the explosion but a baby was blown on to the Church Spire, and was found still in its crib alive. BBC NEWS | England | London | Streets of London: Tower Street

Top 5 Quirky London Museums That You Need to Visit

And ofcourse one of them is the Old Operating Theatre Museum Top 5 Quirky London Museums That You Need to Visit

Roman bath house Borough High Street

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Remains of Roman bath house found on Borough High Street [15 September 2011]

Love’s Sacrifice review – sharply staged John Ford revival by the RSC | Stage | The Guardian

I'ev no real idea why they revived this play.  It really doesn't give any of the characters any thought through motivation and therefore you really don't engage with any of them.  Just not a very good play.  The biggest problem is that the evil Iago character seems to be evil simply for the fun of it, he seems to stand to gain nothing from it. The staging also uses a lot of Bill Viola like projection which does not add to the drama much, and the projection of foetuses onto the stomachs of the 3 pregnant unmarried mothers is bafflingly unnecessary. Its well acted as far as it goes, but no engagement is provoked and the ending is such a come-down that I felt sorry for the actors at the end who surely must want to creep home rather than go to an after show party. Matthew Kelly was very good. The problem, I think, with the way the play was performed, is that the plot only works if the audience are ery clear at the begining that  D'Avolos is in love with,  or w