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Stephen Hawking - the last publications

15 October 2018 Science

Philip represented the Library at the launch of Professor Stephen Hawking's last, posthumous, popular work, Brief Answers to the Big Questions. The book, which Hawking was writing at the time of his death, includes ten essays summarising his views on...

The royals are here!

15 October 2018 Untold lives

Royal armorial of Queen Elizabeth II used at her coronation, 1953. BL 99330.tt.12 We have a vast array of images and information about British armorials, thanks to the British Armorial Bindings database. The database was created by John Morris, and...

A Vietnamese Lord’s letter to the East India Company

15 October 2018 Asian and African studies

During the Later Lê dynasty (1428-1788), Vietnam was effectively divided into two parts. For over two centuries – from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 18th centuries – the Trịnh Lords ruled the northern part (referred...

Recording of the week: Montserrat Volcano Observatory

15 October 2018 Sound and vision

This week's selection comes from Emme Ledgerwood, Collaborative Doctoral Award student with the British Library's Oral History department and Leicester University. “I think great science comes from this natural curiosity” This recording for #EarthScienceWeek comes from Stephen Sparks, a volcanologist...