Portrait of Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736-1813) James Adam Crowds line the main street

Crowds line the main street in Helston

The Battle of Towton (1461) took place near Towton in Yorkshire and was one of the bloodiest ever battles fought in Britain

A Shelton compound pendulum regulator carried on the second of James Cook's three voyages around the world for use in astronomical observations

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Dutch satire on the South Sea Bubble

Portrait of Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736-1813) James Adam Crowds line the main streetHead and shoulders portrait of Lagrange, shown half face to the left as viewed, with natural white hair. He wears a medal decoration on the left lapel. Inscribed: 'Engraved by Robt. Hart. LA GRANGE. From a Bust in the Library of the Institute of France. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London. Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East.' In pencil lower left 'Elected [1789 struck through] 1791'. Joseph