In 1817 Edward Broadhead was convicted 'for pretending to have skill and crafty science'. The entry in the Calendar of Prisoners doesn't go into more detail, but he was most likely a fraudulent fortuneteller of some kind.

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It's #EYAScience month so we've done a little #archivedive and found this photograph of MBA - Marine Biological Association exhibiting in the science section of the Franco-British Exhibition, 1908. By this time the MBA had been the voice of marine biology for 24 years #MBA140

Our collections record developments in news production including this 1877 patent for Mark Smith's 'taking-off apparatus', used to automate taking off sheets as printed. Smith was chief engineer of the Manchester Guardian General Printing Works in the late C19th.
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New in the Local Studies Library: The Story of Penicillin, Streptomycin and Vitamin B12 by author and chemist W Brian Emery. This is his history of working with streptomycin and vitamin B12 at Glaxo.
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This book, Bastubicāra, by Rāmagati Nyāẏaratna, 1831-1894 published in 1865 focuses on natural science #EYAScience

This statue by Emma Rodgers of Elaine Morgan was unveiled at Mountain Ash in 2022
It shows her ‘on the crest of a wave’ which incorporates groups of animals & sea life reflecting Morgan’s Aquatic Ape evolutionary theory
📸CBHC / RCAHMW
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In 1899 an #electricity power station opened in Barrow by the council. Extended in 1939 and the borough supplied Dalton, Furness and Millom. Roosecote Power Station opened in 1953. #Sankey photos show electric ovens, a mobile showroom and a display
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This image is from A Narrative of an expedition into the interior of Africa, by the River Niger. Published in 1837, this volume tells the story of a scientific expedition in 1833 #EYAScience ow.ly/xTK150RnUjb

Is é #EYAEolaíocht téama na míosa seo - bainigí úsáid as chun ábhar ó bhúr mbailiúcháin a bhaineann leis a roinnt!

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The theme for the month is #EYAScience - use it to share material from your collections that relate!

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An agricultural chemist and teacher, Liao Hongying (1905-1998) met her husband Derek Bryan while he was working in China. Moving with him to Britain, Liao dedicated her life to furthering understanding of China. #EYAScience
blogs.soas.ac.uk/archives/2017/…

Irish botanist Phyllis Clinch, member of The RDS Science Committee and a vice-president of the Society (1975-1977) was the first woman to win the Boyle Medal awarded by the Society from 1899 for excellence in scientific research.
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The practice of photography has done so much to record and disseminate England's historic environment, and the Historic England Archive is a great place to discover historic photographic types👇

historicengland.org.uk/images-books/a…

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Did you know that The RDS published scientific journals from 1799-1985. All these titles are now available via our digital archive!
digitalarchive.rds.ie/collections/sh…
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This month is #EYAScience month. As well as documents about science at Rugby School we also hold equipment.

Do you know what this is?

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This beautiful begonia or 'Bignonia articulata Fahana' is from an album of botantical drawings by Richard Baron documenting the flora of Madagascar c.1880 #EYAScience ow.ly/Smgr50RnTB9

May's #ExploreYourArchive  is #EYAScience  & we will be focusing on images of scientific research at the National Hospital which has played an important role in advancing understanding & treatment of neurological conditions. queensquare.org.uk/archives/searc…

It's #EYAScience this month and The RDS Library & Archives have lots to share with you! We're kicking off with this fabulous compound microscope from our scientific instruments collections. To find out more visit: digitalarchive.rds.ie/exhibits/show/…
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Happy May 1st!

A new month means it's time for a new theme - this month is all about #EYAScience 🔬🧬🧪

Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag, we can’t wait to see your posts!

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For this month's topic #EYANature , we introduce you to the archives of Dr. Mary Parke. She worked on planktonic algae and seaweeds in the UK. This collection is housed in the National Marine Biological Library.

exploreyourarchive.org/algae-and-seaw…

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