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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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Beware Shared Basic Value Changes
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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