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In May 1855, the difference engine of Georg and Edvard Scheutz debuts at the Paris World’s Fair. Image: “Scheutz Difference Engine, 1855.” _The Illustrated London News_. 30 June 1855. In the public domain.
Roger Whitson, “The Difference Engine: 1832, 1855, 1876, 1991, 2002, 2008″
On 22 June 1857, Queen Victoria opened the Victoria and Albert Museum. Image: George Hayter, State portrait of Queen Victoria, 1860 (oil on canvas), from the Government Art Collection of the United Kingdom. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Carol Senf, “‘The Fiddler of the Reels’: Hardy’s Reflection on the Past”
On 9 July 1860, the Nightingale Home and Training School for Nurses opened its doors. Image: Photograph of Florence Nightingale (1858). This image is in the public domain in the United States as its copyright has expired.
Lara Kriegel, “On the Death—and Life—of Florence Nightingale, August 1910″
Publication of Anthony Hope’s bestselling adventure romance, The Prisoner of Zenda.
Image: frontispiece to the 1898 Macmillan edition. Illustration by Charles Dana Gibson. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
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| May 1855 |
Scheutz’s Difference Engine
ArticlesRoger Whitson, “The Difference Engine: 1832, 1855, 1876, 1991, 2002, 2008″ |
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| 22 Jun 1857 |
Victoria and Albert Museum opened
Related ArticlesCarol Senf, “‘The Fiddler of the Reels’: Hardy’s Reflection on the Past” |
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| 9 Jul 1860 |
Nightingale Home and Training School for Nurses opened
ArticlesLara Kriegel, “On the Death—and Life—of Florence Nightingale, August 1910″ Related Articles |
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| Apr 1894 to Apr 1894 |
The Prisoner of Zenda
Publication of Anthony Hope’s bestselling adventure romance, The Prisoner of Zenda. Image: frontispiece to the 1898 Macmillan edition. Illustration by Charles Dana Gibson. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired. Articles |
David Rettenmaier |
