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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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How do advertisers get inside our heads?
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Astronomy: 16th cent.
Date: c. 1531Reference: MS.102- Books
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Urania practica, or, Practical astronomy : in VI parts ... / by Vincent Wing and Will. Leybourn.
Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668Date: 1649- Books
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Astronomia anglicana : containing an absolute and entire piece of astronomy. Wherein is succinctly handled the trigonometrical part, generally propounded, and particularly apply'd in all questions tending to diurnal motion, especially respecting the main doctrine of the second motions of the luminaries, and the other planets; together with their affections, as eclipses, &c. Composed according to the best observations, and grounded upon the most rational hypothesis yet constituted. With new, facile, and most exact tables, whereby the planets places may speedily be attained, both in longitude and latitude for any time past, present, or to come; and precepts for calculating eclipses, yet far more easie, expedite and perspicuous than any heretofore extant. Fitted to the meridian of the most famous and ancient metropolis London, and chiefly intended for the use of our English nation. By Nicholas Greenwood, ... and professor of physick.
Greenwood, Nicholas, active 1689Date: MDCLXXXIX. [1689]- Books
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The mystery of astronomy made plain to the meanest capacity, by an arithmetical description of the terrestrial and celestial globes : briefly shewing (by way of question and answer) the wonderful works of God, from the earth his footstool, to his throne of heaven : with divine observations upon every part thereof : also two tables, the one for contents, the other, for explanation of hard words / by W.B.
W. B. (William Bagwell), 1593?-Date: 1673- Books
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The mystery of astronomy made plain to the meanest capacity, by an arithmetical description of the terrestrial and celestial globes : briefly shewing (by way of question and answer) the wonderful works of God, from the earth, his footstool, to his throne of heaven ... : also two tables, the one for contents, the other for explanation of hard words / by W.B., an honourer of arts & sciences.
W. B. (William Bagwell), 1593?-Date: 1655