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A portrait of the celebrated potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95). From The Scientific Correspondence of Joseph Priestley by Priestley, Joseph, New York: Collins Printing House, 1892. (Science History Institute, Philadelphia...

Nautilus and marine-themed serving dishes produced by the Etruria factory of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95). The pearlware has gilded edges. The stems are decorated to resemble coral while the foot of each dish is...

A c. 1787 jasper stoneware cup and saucer for drinking chocolate produced by the Etruria factory of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95). The central design shows Libya holding a cornucopia. (British Museum, London)

A selection of brooches, cameos, and buckles produced by the Etruria factory of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95). (British Museum, London)

An abandoned triple plough. Such machines with superior metal cutting blades were first introduced to agriculture during the Industrial Revolution of the 18-19th century.

A French illustration of a horse-powered threshing machine. This machine, used to separate grain from the husk, was invented in 1787 by the Scotsman Andrew Meikle (1719-1811). The machine used a drum with beaters to...

An 1884 illustration of the mechanized reaping machine which was invented in 1834 in the United States by Cyrus McCormack. (U.S. Library of Congress)

Kaya Şahin, the author of Peerless among Princes, the Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman.

Peerless among Princes, the Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman by Kaya Şahin.

Fragment of a Babylonian clay tablet, with 16 lines of inscription describing rites in Babylon relating to the Akitu festival. Fragment of the right half, copy of a text containing regulations for making offerings...