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From Alligator Wrestling to Fossil Skeletons: Scientific Eccentricity in the Early 19th Century
Dr Vicky Carroll talks about the eccentric tendencies of early 19th-century natural historians. Whether hunting for fossils or wrestling alligators, these scientists certainly had an active interest in their field work!
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From Alligator Wrestling to Fossil Skeletons: Scientific Eccentricity in the Early 19th Century is an episode from Museum of the History of Science by Oxford University. Dr Vicky Carroll talks about the eccentric tendencies of early 19th-ce...
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