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MAUVE

Author: Garfield, Simon
Catalogue number: 5724
Number of cassettes: 6
Time (hours): 8.50
Reader: StJohn, Michael
Main subject: Science - Earth & Physical
Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - General

Before 1856 coloured dyes were derived from natural substances making dyeing an expensive process. Whilst researching how to make artificial quinine, William Perkin discovered a colour, Mauve, and a way to mass-produce colour in a factory.

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