Back issues of 'Discover' magazine

This archive of the National Library of Scotland's magazine starts from spring 2006, when the magazine was launched.

• 'Discover' issue 47 pages 1 to 16 (PDF) (1.92 MB; 16 pages) 

• 'Discover' issue 47 pages 17 to 36 (PDF) (3.45 MB; 18 pages) 

• 'Discover' issue 46 pages 1 to 17 (PDF) (2.07 MB; 17 pages) 
  'Discover' issue 46 pages 18 to 36 (PDF) (4.81 MB; 19 pages)

• 'Discover' issue 45 (PDF) (3.54 MB; 36 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 44 pages 1-13 (PDF) (3.42 MB; 13 pages)
  'Discover' issue 44 pages 14-28 (PDF) (2.88 MB; 14 pages)
  'Discover' issue 44 pages 29-36 (PDF) (2.07 MB; 8 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 43 pages 1-21 (PDF) (2.7 MB, 21 pages)
  'Discover' issue 43 pages 22-26 (PDF) (652 KB, 5 pages)
  'Discover' issue 43 pages 27-36 (PDF) (3.8 MB, 10 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 42 pages 1-11 (PDF) (1.7 MB, 11 pages)
  'Discover' issue 42 pages 12-23 (PDF) (622 KB, 12 pages)
  'Discover' issue 42 pages 24-36 (PDF) (3.9 MB, 13 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 41 pages 1-10 (PDF) (1.6 MB, 10 pages)
  'Discover' issue 41 pages 11-25 (PDF) (3 MB, 15 pages)
  'Discover' issue 41 pages 26-36 (PDF) (3.9 MB, 10 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 40 pages 1-6 (PDF) (2.9 MB, 6 pages)
  'Discover' issue 40 pages 7-27 (PDF) (2.7 MB, 21 pages)
  'Discover' issue 40 pages 28-36 (PDF) (2.9 MB, 9 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 39 pages 1-3 (PDF) (1.3 MB; 3 pages)
  'Discover' issue 39 pages 4-18 (PDF) (3.6 MB; 15 pages)
  'Discover' issue 39 pages 19-36 (PDF) (2.8 MB; 18 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 38 pages 1-9 (PDF) (2.8 MB; 9 pages)
  'Discover' issue 38 pages 10-24 (PDF) (3.9 MB; 14 pages)
  'Discover' issue 38 pages 25-36 (PDF) (3.9 MB; 9 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 37 part 1 (PDF) (3.9 MB; 15 pages)
  'Discover' issue 37 part 2 (PDF) (2.8 MB; 21 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 36 pages 1-13 (PDF) (3.7 MB; 14 pages)
  'Discover' issue 36 pages 14-21 (PDF) (3.3 MB; 8 pages)
  'Discover' issue 36 pages 22-36 (PDF) (2.8 MB; 15 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 35 (PDF) (3.9 MB; 36 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 34 (PDF) (3.7 MB; 36 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 33 — part one (PDF) (3 MB; 34 pages)
  'Discover' issue 33 — part two (PDF) (2.1 MB; 2 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 32, part one (PDF) (2.6 MB; 20 pages)
  'Discover' issue 32, part two (PDF) (3.6 MB; 16 pages) 
• 'Discover' issue 31, part one (PDF) (2.7 MB; 14 pages)
  'Discover' issue 31, part two (PDF) (2.1 MB; 6 pages)
  'Discover' issue 31, part three (PDF) (2.6 MB; 16 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 30, part one (PDF) (3 MB; 5 pages)
  'Discover' issue 30, part two (PDF) (2.3 MB; 14 pages)
• 'Discover' issue 29 (PDF) (2.9 MB; 36 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 28 (PDF) (2.9 MB; 36 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 27, part one (PDF) (3.4 MB; 17 pages)
  'Discover NLS' issue 27, part two (PDF) (3.2 MB; 19 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 26 (PDF) (4 MB; 36 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 25, part one (PDF) (2.9 MB; 18 pages)
  'Discover NLS' issue 25, part two (PDF) (3.5 MB; 18 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 24 (PDF) (3 MB; 34 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 23 (PDF) (2.1 MB; 26 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 22 (PDF) (2.2 MB; 26 pages)
  — Flippable version of issue 22
• 'Discover NLS' issue 21 (PDF) (3 MB; 32 pages)
  — Flippable version of issue 21
• 'Discover NLS' issue 20 (PDF) (1.9 MB; 30 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 19 (PDF) (2 MB; 26 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 18 (PDF) (1.8 MB; 20 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 17 (PDF) (1.8 MB; 25 pages)
• 'Discover NLS' issue 16 (PDF) (1.6 MB; 27 pages) — summer 2010
• 'Discover NLS' issue 15 (PDF) (1.8 MB; 25 pages) — spring 2010
• 'Discover NLS' issue 14 (PDF) (1.8 MB; 27 pages) — winter 2009
  — read online:
  
  • Our new exhibition puts theatre in the spotlight
    — read the Scottish theatre exhibition article
  • A look at the Jacobite manuscript 'The Lyon in Mourning'
    — read the 'End of a rebellion' article
  • In search of space
    — read the article on storage solutions as NLS
• 'Discover NLS' issue 13 (PDF) (2.4 MB; 27 pages) — autumn 2009
  — read online:
  
  • The story of how Charles Darwin wrote 'On the Origin of Species'
    — read evolution of 'Origin of Species' article
  • The role of Scotswomen in the Spanish Civil War
    — read Scotland's foreign war article
  • Connections that link Arthur Conan Doyle with military conflict in Afghanistan
    — read Conan Doyle/Afghan connections article.
• 'Discover NLS' issue 12 (PDF) (1.6 MB; 27 pages) — summer 2009
  — read online:
  
  • Stories from our summer exhibition on emigration
    — read emigrants' tale article
  • The two wives of John Franklin
    — read article about Franklin's wives
  • The man behind the map
    — read John George Bartholomew article.
• 'Discover NLS' issue 11 (PDF) (2.3 MB; 27 pages) — spring 2009
  — read online:
  
  • Scottish music and its global influence
    — Scots music exhibition article
  • How Eadweard Muybridge's photographs of a horse helped settle a bet
    — Eadweard Muybridge article
  • Patrick Geddes — 'father of town planning' and 'man of all reason'
    — Patrick Geddes article.
• 'Discover NLS' issue 10 (PDF) (2.1 MB; 27 pages) — winter 2008
• 'Discover NLS' issue 9 (PDF) (1.4 MB; 18 pages) — summer 2008
• 'Discover NLS' issue 8 (PDF) (1.4 MB; 16 pages) — spring 2008
• 'Discover NLS' issue 7 (PDF) (2.1 MB; 18 pages) — winter 2008
• 'Discover NLS' issue 6 (PDF) (1.72 MB; 16 pages) — winter 2007
• 'Discover NLS' issue 5 (PDF) (1.85 MB; 16 pages) — summer 2007
• 'Discover NLS' issue 4 (PDF) (1 MB; 17 pages) — spring 2007
• 'Discover NLS' issue 3 (PDF) (1 MB; 17 pages) — winter 2006
• 'Discover NLS' issue 2 (PDF) (978 KB; 17 pages) — summer 2006
• 'Discover NLS' issue 1 (PDF) (928 KB; 17 pages) — spring 2006