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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
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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 child whose town rejected vaccines
Gloucester, 1896. Ethel Cromwell is taken ill at the height of Britain’s last great smallpox epidemic.
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
Catalogue
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The nautical almanac and astronomical ephemeris, for the year 1787. Published by order of the commissioners of longitude.
Great Britain. Commissioners of Longitude.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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Corrected to the 20th of November, new and correct lists of both Houses of parliament: summoned to meet for their fifth session the 14th of November, 1751. Containing, I. A list of the lordss spiritual and temporal, with the posts they hold under the government; the titles of their eldest sons, their residence both in town and country, and the dates of their respective creations. 2. A list of the countries, boroughs, &c. With the names of the members return'd for each, the places they posses, and their country seats. 3. An alphabetical list of the peers of Great-Britain and Ireland. 4. An alphabetical list of the members of the house of commons, the place each is chosen for, and their residence in town. 5. An alphabethical list of the countries, cities, and baroughs, with the pages where their representatives are to be found; and several other useful partuculars and distinctions throughout the whole.
Great Britain. Parliament.Date: [1751]- Books
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A new perpetual almanack begining A: Do: 1691 / By Chr: Green Phil.
Green, Christopher, active 1691Date: [1691]- Books
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The Bloody almanack : wherein is contained : ... the King of Scots new game in France, together with his desires to forreign princes ... concerning the landing of an English army in France ; the time and manner of a great battel to be fought : the engagement of the Scotch King, with the event and success thereof : with other notes ... touching the strange lightnings and apparitions that will be seen in the ayr this year.
Date: 1651- Books
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The Aberdeen almanack for the year 1794, Being the second after leap year, and of the Julian period 6507. Inscribed, with the greatest respect, to Jn. Abercrombie, Esq; provost Mess. George Adam, William Shepherd, Peter Duguid, William Littlejohn, Alexr. More, dean of Guild, Ch. Farquharson, treasurer; and the remanent members of the town-council of the city of Aberdeen, by their obliged humble servants, J. Chalmers & Co [.]
Date: [1800]