Catalogue of the First Portion of the Important Collection of Coins & Medals Formed by the Late WM. Boyne Esq. F.S.A. ... Comprising Coins in Gold, Silver and Bronze, of the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Series ; Anglo-saxon and English Coins ; English Commemorative Medals, War Medals ; Coin and Medal Cabinets ; and a Large Numsmatic Library ; which Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge... at Their House, No. 13 Wellingtons Street, Strand W.C. on Tuesday, the 21st of January
Catalogue of the First Portion of the Important Collection of Coins & Medals Formed by the Late WM. Boyne Esq. F.S.A. ... Comprising Coins in Gold, Silver and Bronze, of the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Series ; Anglo-saxon and English Coins ; English Commemorative Medals, War Medals ; Coin and Medal Cabinets ; and a Large Numsmatic Library ; which Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge... at Their House, No. 13 Wellingtons Street, Strand W.C. on Tuesday, the 21st of January

Author: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge

Publisher:

Published: 1896

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13:

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Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150–1750
Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150–1750

Author: Lorraine Daston

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 1998-05

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13:

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Discusses how European scientists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonders, monsters, curiosities, marvels, and other phenomena to envision the natural world.

Geology and Medicine
Geology and Medicine

Author: C.J. Duffin

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2017-07-06

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1786202832

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The development of the geological and medical sciences shows overlap through numerous historical threads, some of which are investigated here by an international authorship of geologists, historians and medical professionals. Some of the medical men considered here are the relatively well known Steno, Parkinson, William Hunter and Peter Duncan, as well as several more obscure individuals such as Sperling, Hodges, Lemoine, Siqués and a number of Italians. Their work included foundational geological studies, aspects of hydrogeology and the nature of fossils. The therapeutic use of geological materials has been practised since ancient times. A suite of magico-medicinal stones, some purportedly harvested from the bodies of fabulous animals, have ancient folklore roots and were worn as protective amulets and incorporated into medicines. Medicinal earths were credited with wide-ranging medicinal properties. Geology and Medicine: Historical Connections will be of particular interest to Earth scientists, medical personnel, historians of science and the general reader with an interest in science.

Bandit Country
Bandit Country

Author: Toby Harnden

Publisher:

Published: 2010-03-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780340980941

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South Armagh was firstdescribed as "Bandit Country" by Merlyn Rees when he was Northern Ireland's Secretary of State, and for nearly three decades it has been the most dangerous posting in the world for soldiers. Toby Harnden has stripped away the myth and propaganda associated with South Armagh to produce one of the most compelling and important books of the subject. Drawing on secret documents and interviews in South Armagh s recent history, he tells the inside story of how the IRA came close to bringing the British state to its knees. For the first time, the identities of the men behind the South Quay and Manchester bombings are revealed. Packed with new information, "Bandit Country" penetrates the IRA and the security forces in South Armagh."