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Feb 25, 2018

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“Non ex libris solum, sed ex rebus ipsis scientiam quaeritis.” Gvilielmi gilberti colcestrensis, medici londinensis, de magnete magneticisqve corporibvs, et de magno magnete tellure; phsiologia noua, plurimis & argumentis, & experimentis demonstrata William Gilbert (1540-1603) Londini: excvdebat P. Short, 1600 First edition QC751 G44 1600 This the only published work of...

Feb 16, 2018

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Take heed of loving mee, At least remember I forbade it thee; Not that I shall repaire my unthrifty wast Of Breath and Blood, upon thy sighes and teares, By being to thee then what to me thou wast; But so, great Joy, our life at once outweares; Then, lest thy...

Jan 31, 2018

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“[Joseph] Banks reported in 1788 to the British East India Company that the climate in parts of northeast India was perfect for growing Camillia sinensis, the bush that produces tea leaves. The plant turned out to be indigenous to the Assam area, which eventually became...

Jan 31, 2018

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Title: The First Crusade: The Deeds of the Franks and other Jerusalemites Author: Anonymous Publisher: London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1945 Call Number: D161.1 G42 1945 The story of the Crusades is one of conquest. Although participants saw themselves as pilgrims, the endeavor quickly became an enterprise of establishing...