"Labelling Ball a science writer sells his writing short, for its value lies above all in a range that dissolves the awkward silences between science and the larger culture of which it is part." Marek Kohn - The Independent
"Newton's curse", New Scientist, 8 April 2006, p.4. (The printed version contains errors and general ugliness introduced in editing: click here for a PDF of the corrected version.)
Alchemical culture and poetry in early modern England: to be published in Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 2005.
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Alchemy and colour: an article for the UCL chemistry departmental bulletin.
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The Unseen - A History of the Invisible
A series of five programmes looking at amazing events and characters from science history, on BBC Radio 4.
They are available for some time on the BBC iPlayer here.
The Water Kingdom Read more here...