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The Domesday Book
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The Domesday Book has been digitised by the UK National Archives, and is now available online.
The Domesday Book is one of our earliest surviving public records, and the foundation document of The National Archives.
The census and inventory was ordered by William the Conquerer in 1085, 19...
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Ham
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This April, Oni Press will join the space race by releasing the all new original graphic novel FIRST IN SPACE by talented newcomer James Vining, winner of a 2006 Xeric Award. Set in the early 1960s and extensively researched, FIRST IN SPACE tells the true adventures of Ham, America’s first chimpanze...
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The Children of Húrin
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Christopher Tolkien has completed the last book of J.R.R. Tolkien from notes left from his father. The first new Tolkien novel for 30 years is to be published next month. In a move eagerly anticipated by millions of fans across the world, The Children of Húrin will be released worldwide on 17 April, 89...
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Wikipedia
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China's lifting of the of ban on access to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has been reversed.
The site has again been blocked to several parts of China, barely a week after it suddenly became accessible.
China first banned access to the English and Chinese versions in October last year, over...
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The Cambridge Star Atlas
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The Cambridge Star Atlas, by Wil Tirion, is ideal for both beginners and more experienced observers. The atlas covers both northern and southern latitudes. The clear, full-colour maps show all naked eye stars, and 900 clusters and galaxies visible with binoculars or a small telescope. The at...
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