Walter Potter (1835-1918), a country taxidermist of no great expertise, became famous as an icon of Victorian whimsy. Hi
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Bacteria were the first life on Earth. But what do we really know about them? In this captivating, science-driven book,
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This volume presents the proceedings of the second Athenian Potters and Painters conference, which was held at the Ameri
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