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         1 Ptolemy’s maps
                 The world-shaping second-century geographer


         1 Science stories: Herschel’s new planet
                 The 1781 discovery of Uranus


         1 A brief history of astronomy

                 The 5,000-year quest to understand our universe

         1 A rail revolution

                 How rail travel transformed Britain and the world

         1 Galileo and the telescope

                 His extraordinary celestial discoveries

         1 The industrial revolution                                                                                 GETTY/DREAMSTIME

                 How industry’s great innovators were celebrated

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