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BABBAGEs ENGINE (1)
Babbages Difference Engine - he was continually modifying the design, as with modern computers, so it is not possible to date this precisely

Saint Paula
Roman saint, widow of Toxotius and mother to Lustochium. She went as a pilgrim to Bethlehem, where she died aged precisely 56 years 8 months and 21 days. Date: 347-404

Grandville Reed 1847
FLECHE D EAU (some kind of water plant, obviously, but I can t match it precisely) Date: 1847

Indian Elephants belonging to the Rajah of Puttiala, 1884
Engraving showing two male Indian elephants belonging to the Rajah of Puttiala, 1884. The elephant in the foreground was the cause of a Great Elephant Controversy that year

Diego De Vicuna
DIEGO ASCENSIO DE VICUNA A splendid portrait of this Spanish amirante-general : but we have not been able to identify him more precisely

Maria Duchesa Mantova
MARIA de GONZAGA duchese de MANTOVA and de Monferat We have not precisely identified this lady

Paris / Sacre Coeur 1919
The Montmartre Funicular : the two coaches pass, precisely half-way up (or down) the slope leading to Sacre-Coeur

Telescope discovery
Jacob Metzu, lensmaker of Middelburg, discovers principle of telescope when his son plays with lenses. Oddly, his fellow-townsman Lippershey does precisely the same

Putney Junior Library
An orderly scene at Putney Junior Library, where Story Hour is held every alternative Thursday at 4.45 precisely. Smartly-dressed, well-behaved children frequent the library

EGG DANCE
Blindfolded, she must regulate her steps precisely so as not to crush the eggs

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