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̽��ֱ��Lost Words: a ‘spell book’ that closes the gap between childhood and nature

lw355 — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:32:50 +0000

̽��ֱ��Lost Words is a book by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris that summons the magic of nature to help children find, love and protect the natural world.

Reinterpreting Newton and religion

zs332 — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 09:15:44 +0000

Rediscovered notebook adds new depth to our understanding of Isaac Newton's relationship with theology.

Oldest Scottish manuscript to go on display in Aberdeen

zs332 — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:26:30 +0000

̽��ֱ��Book of Deer, possibly Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript, is set to return to the north-east of Scotland for the first time in 1,000 years when it goes on loan from Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Library next year.

HeLa: the cells that changed science

zs332 — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:14:42 +0000

Discover the incredible story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells enabled a scientific revolution and contributed to numerous incredible developments and life-saving treatments in a special book club as part of the Cambridge Festival.

One million and counting

zs332 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:11:24 +0000

A children’s book by Sandi Toksvig is the one millionth item to take its place in the ̽��ֱ�� Library’s Ely storage facility.

̽��ֱ��Fetcher who became keeper to millions of books

cg605 — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:33:51 +0000

Robin James has worked at Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Library for 26 years. Today, he leads the team responsible for the Library’s ‘Cathedral of Books’ – a vast Amazon-style warehouse on the outskirts of Ely; the opening of which marks the latest chapter in the UL’s 600-year history.

Annotating history: thoughts of an Elizabethan scholar revealed

sjr81 — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 11:21:47 +0000

Previously unrecorded book from Gabriel Harvey’s collection extends our knowledge of one of the most conspicuous and fascinating early modern annotators

Ely’s new cathedral (of books) opens for business

sjr81 — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 13:45:37 +0000

̽��ֱ��first book placed into the store was Douglas Adams’ ̽��ֱ��Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: the nearly definitive edition, introduced by Richard Dawkins and Nick Harkaway (London, Heinemann, 2014). Adams was a former student at St John’s College, Cambridge. Click here for the full story.

Visitors to Ely may spot a new landmark on the city’s horizon aside from its famous 1,000-year-old cathedral – a vast, new state-of-the-art storage facility for millions of books belonging to Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Library and other university collections.

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