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MAKING THE MODERN WORLD
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Sir Francis Galton
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Science meets medicine
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Diagnosis
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Transforming surgery
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Icon of Invention
Lister's microscope, 1826
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Surgical instrument set in a case, c.1850
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Cupping set, in wooden case, 1860-1930
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Improved patent magneto-electric machine for nervous diseases, 1862
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Spectacles in silver case, 1853
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Two full upper dentures, c.1830
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Full upper denture, 1801-60
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Monaural stethoscope, c.1840s
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Learning Module
Textiles: From domestic to factory production
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Learning Module
Geography of health
 
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