Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
Adventures of Portuguese 'Ancient Music' in Eighteenth-Century London 'Ancient music' enjoyed a vogue in eighteenth-century London, with professional...
Entertainment in London in the 18th Century Using extracts from personal family collections, diaries, handbills and other...
A Very Brief History of Computing, 1948-2015 The world's first modern computer, in Manchester in 1948, was...
Curious Eyes and Steady Hands - Anatomists in Georgian London Simon Chaplin, Senior Curator, Museums of the Royal College of...
Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
London’s Lost Rivers: The Hackney Brook and other North West Passages Iain Sinclair takes a look at the rivers of London...