As the end of this Wellcome Trust funded project draws to a close, over 12,500 items have been cleaned, stabilised and rehoused. I have really enjoyed working with the wide range of material which this project has provided. Here I… Read More ›
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Popular enquiries: Kelvin Compasses
Archive Services regularly receives enquiries for information about ships’ compasses made by the firms of James White, Kelvin & James White Ltd and Kelvin Bottomley and Baird. These enquiries are generally from people who have acquired a compass as an… Read More ›
A life in medicine – The story of William Cullen (1710-1790) and John Thomson (1765-1846)
William Cullen was a chemist and physician, as well as a noted teacher of medicine. He gave lectures in the theory and practice of physic at the University of Glasgow, and was appointed Professor of Medicine in 1751. John Thomson… Read More ›
