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006645
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pBlue Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Examines the life and work of Alexander Fleming, one of the scientists from Scotland, who made some of the greatest discoveries in the field of medicine.
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The man who saved millions
Small beginnings
A move to London
The young Fleming
A medical student
Joining the team
The challenge of medicine
The inoculation department
The 'magic bullet'
World War I
A devoted couple
The puzzle of lysozyme
The great discovery
Penicillin studied
Pure penicillin?
The wonder drug at last
A great new weapon
Fame at last
Great man of medical science
Fleming's legacy
Timeline
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0431104840 Pb.
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| 007128 | 921/FLE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006627
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new contintent while looking for a western route to India.
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The shock of the new
Columbus's early life
A new life
Royal support
Preparations of the journey
Life on board
Sailing westward
Exploration of the Indies
The return journey
A hero's welcome
A second expedition
A gloomy return
Success turns to disaster
The third expedition
In disgrace
Endless wanderings
Mutiny and rescue
The end of an extraordinary life
The legacy of Columbus
Map of Columbus's expeditions
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0431104905 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 007103 | 921/COL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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004566
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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50pBlue Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Details Dian Fossey's early life and her fascination for gorillas and Africa. She always felt more at home with her animal friends than she did with people because of an indifferent family, and as soon as she could, went into exploration and research into animal behaviour.
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The gorilla's champion
Dian's early years
African horizons
Gorilla country
Planning her return
The study of primates
Kabara meadow
Karisoke
Dian's discoveries
Coco and Pucker
Gorilla watching
Dian's war
Camp life
Hazards and health
The 'Big Degree'
Digit
Gorillas in the mist
Return to Karisoke
Dian's murder
Dian's legacy
Timeline
Places to visit and furthur reading
Glossary
Index
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0431104743 Hb.
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| 005146 | 921/FOS | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006649
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pBlue Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Examines the life and works of the American astronomer, Edwin Hubble, who is remembered today as the man who searched 'for the boundaries of the Universe'.
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Exploring the Universe
Early years
The young man
Across the Atlantic
Back home
Studying astronomy
War hero?
Mount Wilson
Constant companions
Observing the stars
The 'Great Debate'
A great discovery
The expanding Universe
The high life
Back to war
Problems at home
Seeing further into space
Illness and disappointment
After Hubble
Hubble's memorial
Timeline
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0431104859 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 007131 | 921/HUB | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006648
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pBlue Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Explores the life and work of Florence Nightingale, a British reformer who became a nurse to work among the poor and the sick.
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Who was Florence Nightingale?
Florence is born
At home in England
Called by God
An interest in social issues
Florence goes to Kaiserswerth
I Harley Street, London
War in the Crimea
Florence goes to Turkey
A hospital at Scutari
The lady with the lamp
Changes made by Florence
A national heroine
The health of the army
The Nightingale nurses
Florence the writer
Florence's nurses
Florence and St.Thomas's Hospital
Florence's last years
The legacy of Florence Nightingale
Timeline
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0431104867 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 007130 | 921/NIG | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006629
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Presents an account of Cook’s life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.
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Discovery and empire
Shop boy to sailor
Learning the ropes
Rising through the ranks
Making charts in Canada
Captain of the Endeavour
First voyage : secret orders
Tahiti
The 'great southern continent'
Australia
Second voyage : preparations
South to Antarctica
Furthest south
Tahiti and home
Third voyage : the North-west Passage
Christmas on Kerguelen Island
On to Hawaii
Death
The legacy of Captain Cook
Map showing the route to Cook's voyages
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0431104891 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 007101 | 921/COO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006650
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pBlue Spine
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Groundbreakers
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A biography of Louis Pasteur, whose lifetime of work ranged from the chemistry of crystals to the germ theory of disease, and included vaccination against infectious diseases such as anthrax and rabies.
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Turbulent times
The Pasteur family
Gaining an education
Revolution
Crystallography
A senior post
Fermentation
Spontaneous generation
The swan-necked flasks
The silkworm crisis
The man himself
The battle against infection
The battle over anthrax
Rabies
Success!
The man and the myth
The end of the story
Pasteur's legacy
L'Institut Pasteur
A giant among giants
Timeline
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0431104530 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 007132 | 921/PAS | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006634
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Traces the journeys and discoveries of the thirteenth-century Italian explorer who traveled overland from Italy to China.
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Opening up the world
Marco Polo's world
The Mongol Empire
Trade across the world
The Polos first go east
A new adventure
A change of plan
The hazards of travel
Across the Roof of the World
The Taklamakan Desert
At the court of the Great Khan
Khanbaliq and the wonders of Cathay
Missions to Mongol lands
Beyond the empire
The journey home
Strangers in Venice
Marco's marriage and later life
Explorers who followed
The legacy of Marco Polo
Map of the Polo's travels
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0431104697 Pb.
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| 007098 | 921/POL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006652
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pBlue Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Presents the life history of Marie Curie, the amazing power and focus of whose mind lit up her life, which she dedicated to science from the beginning to end. A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today’s scientific knowledge.
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The Polish homeland
Enter Marya Sklodovska
The teenage years
A very special governess
The tide turns
The student
Pierre Curie
Love and marriage
The great work begins
Radioactivity!
The new elements
A gift of healing
Tragedy strikes
The work goes on
World War I
The American connection
Death by radium
A force for good
The dark side
A woman who stands alone
Timeline
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0431104549 Pb.
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| 007134 | 921/CUR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006631
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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A biographical introduction to the life of an English women explorer who became the first European to visit parts of Gabon in West Africa.
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An adventurer in Africa
A lonely childhood
Teaching herself
The dutiful daughter
A taste of Africa
A new life
Sailing away
Journey inland
Return to the coast
The second expedition
To the mouth of the Ogowe
Among the Fang
The Throne of Thunder
Return to England
A political figure
To Africa again
A nurse once more
Death in South Africa
The legacy of Mary Kingsley
Map of Mary Kingsley's journeys
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0431104964 Pb.
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| 007099 | 921/KIN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006651
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pBlue Spine
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Groundbreakers
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A biography of the nineteenth-century English scientist who explored electricity and magnetism.
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Changing times
The blacksmith's son
The apprentice boy
Moving on
A fortunate light
The trip to Europe
A job at the Royal institution
Controversy!
Faraday and his faith
An important man
Faraday's functions
The work goes on
The quest
The transatlantic rival
Faraday's laws
Illness strikes
The end of an era
Focus on Faraday
Faraday's legacy
A man to remember
Timeline
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0431104557 Pb.
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| 007133 | 921/FAR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006630
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Describes the life and explorations of the seaman Francis Drake, the first Englishman to sail around the world.
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The man and the myth
A Devonshire farm boy
Learning from an uncle
A seafaring nation
Brave new world
Life on board a ship
Robbing Spanish galleons
Drake's early voyages
'The Troublesome Voyage'
The Spanish Main
Wealth and marriage
New enterprises
Sailing around the world
A national hero
War on the horizon
The Spanish Armada
Failure in Lisbon
The final voyage
The leagcy of a pirate
Map of Drake's voyages
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0431104727 Pb.
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| 007100 | 921/DRA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006628
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Presents an account of Raleigh’s life and explorations, and examines their impact on history and the world.
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The paragon of his age
A Devon boyhood
War, education and a voyage
Slaughter and court manners
The Queen's new favourite
Virginia settled
Virginia abandoned
Setbacks at court
The Spanish Armada
Secret Love
The Tower
The myth of El Dorado...
...And the reality
Battles at home and abroad
A new king, and arrest
Return to the Orinoco
Defeat
Trial and execution
Raleigh's legacy
Map of Raleigh's expeditions
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0431104883 Hb.
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| 007102 | 921/RAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006647
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pBlue Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Explores the life and works of Thomas Alva Edison, the man who gave the world electric light, sound recording, moving pictures - marvels that we now take for granted.
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The man who made the future
Early life
Working the railroad
Messages by wire
Tramp telegrapher
The young inventor
Team building
Menlo park
The telephone wars
Recording sound
The glowing bulb
Menlo park lights up
Switching on
Lighting the world
Man of many parts
Sounds in business
Moving pictures
Last years
Edison's legacy
After Edison
Timeline
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0431104611 Pb.
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| 007129 | 921/EDI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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