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The New London and the Heavenly Jerusalem: Scientists and Craftsmen in Sir Christopher Wren's London The decades over which St. Paul's was re-built after the...
Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel It is argued that Copernicus’ theory of the sun-centred universe...
The Economics of the Very Long Run: From Fire to Finance in Two Million Years An economist's view of two million years of human history...
Sir Robert Moray - Soldier, scientist, spy, freemason and founder of The Royal Society Sir Robert Moray brought together members of Gresham College, rich...
From Jenner to Wakefield: The long shadow of the anti-vaccination movement In 1998 a medical furore broke out when The Lancet...
Misusing Darwin: The Materialist Conspiracy in Evolutionary Biology Scientists sometimes complain about the introduction of religious ideas into...