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GALILEO'S DAUGHTER

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5477 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 13.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Laughton, Cecilia
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Diaries & Letters
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - Historical to 1945
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Galileo's daughter became a cloistered nun but continued to correspond with her father. These intelligent letters have been translated for the first time and are used to bring Galileo, his times and his beliefs to life as never before.

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LONGITUDE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5370 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 5.25
\pause{1500}Reader: Knight-Webb, Patricia
\pause{1500}Main subject: Science - General
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - General
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In 1714 clockmaker John Harrison took up the challenge to solve the longitude problem, and thus began a 40 year obsession and epic scientific quest to build the perfect timekeeper.

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PLANETS, THE

\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7889 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 5.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Hurren, Bonnie
\pause{1500}Main subject: Science - Earth & Physical
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A guide to the solar system explaining the planets in every day language.

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