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The Ordnance Survey’s 1:500 Town Plans

30th January 202030th January 2020 Craig Statham

One of the most intriguing Ordnance Survey map series in the National Library of Scotland’s collection is the 1:500 Town Plans (as well as some at a scale of 1:528). These were produced in the latter half of the 19th century and very early 20th century, and cover most towns with a population over around […]

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Half life: the divided life of Bruno Pontecorvo, physicist or spy

15th December 201513th January 2016 Louise Jack

(Photo credit: publisher – Oneworld) (Image above shows a man’s face shown in two halves, with the title of the book ‘Half-life: the divided life of Bruno Pontecorvo, physicist or spy, and the author’s name: Frank Close) The memo landed on Kim Philby’s desk in Washington, DC, in July 1950. Three months later, Bruno Pontecorvo, […]

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