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Obesity and Britain’s boys
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
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The relationship between science and art
Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.
Catalogue
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Life sciences blueprint : a statement from the Office for Life Sciences.
Date: 2009- Books
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The hanover-Spy: or, secret history of St. James's. From the reign of Queen Robin, down to the late misunderstanding in the royal palace. Publish'd by order of that person of honour who detected those Jacobite secrets that furnish'd out Neck or nothing; and consists only of such State Secrets as this Spy was privy to, or can prove by Persons now living at Court. The whole discoveries ascrib'd to that true Englishman and generous patriot, Benjamin Childe, Esq; late High-Sheriff for the County of Berks. By Mr. John Dunton, (author of Neck or Nothing) And is his Tenth successful Attempt to detect the Enemies to King George, and His Illustrious House, at the Hazard of his Life and Fortune, as is prov'd in-A Secret History of Whiggish Ingratitude, Inscrib'd to the King - And in - A Most Humble Petition to His Majesty-That he might be Presently Hang'd or Rewarded. - Both which are prefix'd to these New Discoveries.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1718]- Books
Business is Great Britain : [Global Business Summit on Healthcare and Life Sciences].
Global Business Summit on Healthcare and Life Sciences (2012 : London, England)Date: 2012- Books
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An apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly call'd the King of the beggars; Being an impartial Account of his Life, from his leaving Tiverton School, at the Age of Fifteen, and entering into a Society of Gypsies, to the present Time; wherein the Motives of his Conduct will be explain'd, and the great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe be related; with his Travels twice through great Part of America. A particular Account of the Original, Government Language, Laws and Customs of the Gypsies; their Method of electing their King, &c. And a Parallel drawn after the Manner of Plutarch, between Mr. Bampfylde - Moore Carew and Mr. Thomas Jones.
Goadby, Robert, 1721-1778.Date: [1760?]- Books
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A catalogue of books, for 1797, containing several valuable libraries, lately purchased with a large and good collection of Modern New Books, of various languages, arts, sciences, &c. &c. Many of them in Elegant and Splendid Bindings, which will be sold, (for ready money only,) Being charged extremely Cheap. By John Binns, bookseller, printer, stationer, print-seller, and music-seller, in leeds. - Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, and may be seen at most Booksellers Shops in Great-Britain. N. B. All Orders from this Catalogue sent by Letter, are requested not only to mention the Number, but also the first wor[k] of the Book, to prevent Mistakes. - The Books which are said to be New and Neat, are neatly bound in Calf Leather and Lettered, and those called New and Elegant, and also in Calf Leather, full Gilt and Lettered, and finished in a handsome Stile.
Binns, John, -1796.Date: 1797]