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Apollo 12 Moon Rock

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Marine Invertebrates

Vertebrates

Petrology: Coal Collection

Palaeontology: Holotypes & Lectotypes

Mineralogy of Wales

Sharpshooter Leafhoppers of the World

Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles

Leafhopper, Planthopper and Psyllid Vectors of Plant Disease

Catalogue of Rare and Endangered Species

Mollusca Types Catalogue

Historic Photography

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Apollo 12 Moon Rock

One thousand kinds of shells existing in Japan

William Smith and the Birth of the Geological Map

The Long Reach of the Ghost Slug

Alive or Dead? Resurrection Plants

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Dillwyn’s Book of Algae. A glimpse into the scientific life of a 19th century philanthropist in Wales

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