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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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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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[Captions for page of illustrations on grafting trees].
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]- Books
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[The Craft of grafting and planting of trees].
Date: [1505?]- Books
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A new treatise on the art of grafting and inoculation. Wherein the different methods are copiously considered; The most successful pointed out; And Every Thing relative to these ancient, healthful, and agreeable Amusements, exhibited in so clear and comprehensive a Manner, as will enable those who are perfectly unacquainted with this Department of Gardening, to become Masters of it in a very short Time. To which are added, Directions for chusing the best Stocks for that Purpose. And many curious experiments lately made by the author. Calculated, in a peculiar Manner, For the Use and Advantage of the Gardener, as well as for those who would wish to make this rural and pleasing Exercise, a Part of their Amusement. By an experienced practitioner in this branch of gardening.
Experienced practitioner in this branch of gardening, grafting and inoculation.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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A new treatise on the art of grafting and inoculation. Wherein the different methods are copiously considered; The most Successful pointed out; And Every Thing relative to these ancient, healthful, and agreeable Amusements, exhibited in so clear and comprehensive a Manner, as will enable those who are perfectly unacquainted with this Department of Gardening, to become Masters of it in a very short Time. To which are added, directions for chusing the best stocks For That Purpose. And many curious experiments lately made by the author. Calculated, in a peculiar Manner, For the Use and Advantage of the Gardener, as well as for those who would wish to make this rural and pleasing Exercise, a Part of their Amusement. By an experienced practitioner In this Branch of Gardening.
Experienced practitioner in this branch of gardening, grafting and inoculation.Date: [1785?]- Books
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The country-mans recreation, or the art of planting, graffing, and gardening : in three bookes. The first declaring divers wayes of planting, and graffing ... also how to cleanse your grafts and cions, how to helpe barren and sicke trees, how to kill wormes and vermin and to preserve and keepe fruit, how to plant and proyne your vines, and to gather and presse your grape ... how to make your cider and perry ... The second treateth of the hop-garden, with necessary instructions for the making and the maintenance thereof ... Whereunto is added, the expert gardener, containing divers necessary and rare secrets belonging to that art.
Date: 1640