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Photographs of Women at Work during the First World War

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Studying Storms: Meteorologist Charles E. Anderson's Dissertation on Cumulus Clouds

Studying Storms: Meteorologist Charles E. Anderson's Dissertation on Cumulus Clouds

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Seeing the Structure of Molecules: Elizabeth Wood's Crystal Orientation Manual

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A Sumptuous Victorian Seaweed Album

A Sumptuous Victorian Seaweed Album

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The First Modern Field Guide: Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds

The First Modern Field Guide: Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds

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"Discrétion Absolue" - An Art Nouveau Contraceptives Catalogue

"Discrétion Absolue" - An Art Nouveau Contraceptives Catalogue

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Networks of Science: Charles Darwin, Leonard Jenyns & Hewett Cottrell Watson

Networks of Science: Charles Darwin, Leonard Jenyns & Hewett Cottrell Watson

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La Navigation Aérienne

La Navigation Aérienne

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Communicating with Planes: A Second World War Signal Book for Air Navigation

Communicating with Planes: A Second World War Signal Book for Air Navigation

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The Extinct Volcanoes of the Rhine Valley: An Early Geological Account

The Extinct Volcanoes of the Rhine Valley: An Early Geological Account

December 18, 2019



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