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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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Talent, tech and visual art
Jamie Hale finds a combination of talent and technology are crucial when it comes to creating great visual art, but how do you keep working when your circumstances are in constant flux?
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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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The shape of thought
Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s description of the moment in 1887 when he saw a brain cell for the first time never fails to move neuroscientist Richard Wingate to tears. Here he captures that enduring sense of wonder.
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Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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A trip to Portugal. Or, a view of their strength by sea and land; an exact list of their forces, with the names of their regimental officers, the scituation of their frontier towns, and the true prospect of their fortifications. To which, is Added, A Catalogue of their Kings; Of the Places they were Born in; The Length of their several Reigns; And the Days of their Deaths. Also The manner of their Interrments In a letter from a voluntier at Lisbon to his friend in London.
C. S., (Gentleman at Oxford.Date: [1704]- Books
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Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773. y Richard Twiss, Esq. F.R.S. With an appendix. In two volumes.
Twiss, Richard, 1747-1821.Date: M,DCC,LXXV. [1775]- Books
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Travels in Portugal; through the provinces of Entre Douro e Minho, Beira, Estremadura, and Alem-Tejo, in the years 1789 and 1790. Consisting of observations on the manners, customs, trade, Public Buildings, Arts, Antiquities, &c. of that kingdom. By James Murphy, Architect. Illustrated with plates.
Murphy, James Cavanah, 1760-1814.Date: 1795- Books
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Travels through several provinces of Spain and Portugal, &c. By Richard Croker, Esq. Captain in the late 99th Regiment of Foot.
Croker, Richard.Date: 1799