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#OnThisDay in 1726 in #Edinburgh Scottish geologist James Hutton was born. In his Theory of the Earth, James was the first person to suggest that the earth was millions of years old. Find out more about his geological research and #uniformitarianism with our #digitisedoftheday

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#OnThisDay in 1954 School #segregation was outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court. Find out more about the lawyer behind it, Thurgood Marshall, and the lifting of US racial segregation with #digitisedoftheday
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https://t.co/K2Ra0UAbjh+

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Good morning! Here's a good routine to adopt: wake, stretch, yawn, and you're ready for the new day!

Study this and other #penguin behaviours in today's #digitisedoftheday 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

https://t.co/GjEA28dfpZ

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It was in the early morning of this day in 1912 that the tragic event of the sinking of the White Star Line's newest ship, the Titanic, occurred after it hit an iceberg. Learn more in today's #digitisedoftheday 🛳⚓️

https://t.co/fflBqQSCcy

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On the sixth April 1889 George Eastman started selling his rolled camera films, making mass photography more accessible and easy. Explore more @Kodak history in today's #digitisedoftheday 📸

https://t.co/yVlnaSW37z

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As it is also #ShakespeareWeek here is another #digitisedoftheday, and a quote from Twelfth Night. "Love sought is good, but given unsought is better".
https://t.co/tDJdE7Qrcc

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Happy #StPatricksDay! Find out more at #StPatrick and the snakes or the #Guinness family and brewing with #digitisedoftheday

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https://t.co/ZdeMMOFtfy
https://t.co/lU6mF5yZUs

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Beware the #IdesofMarch! Discover more about the day Julius Caesar was rumored to be assassinated and read #Shakespeare's play with #digitisedoftheday

https://t.co/2VUcB8Thy1

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Do you know your caracals from your quagas? Curtesy of #digitisedoftheday, here is a description of 300 #animals, published in 1827. @natlibscot #PanicDay #ClimateCrisis #conservation #CatsOfTwitter https://t.co/tRLeQ417yR

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To find out more about Williamina and other #WomenInScience check out @natlibscot https://t.co/MtpKI4LPTA

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Williamina Fleming (1857-1911) was an astronomer, recognised for her pioneering work on analysing stars and their spectra. #InternationalWomensDay To find out more explore #digitisedoftheday at https://t.co/voZfV6tx8g

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@JaneDaniels1 @CUSpecialColls @NetworkGdd @CardiffUniLib @cardiffuni @WHELFed We also have content from @NLWales who were part of the original partnership. More partners very welcome!

We'd be happy to give a webinar if that would be useful. We're also presenting at the following event next week which has many great presentations: https://t.co/ELYkEfBTjH

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It's great to have you on-board! Welcome!

You have some wonderful collections digitised, and all available in @iiif_io too!

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Have you heard about @opentexts - aka 'the Google for digitised books'?

From today, you can use it to find items from our special collections that are online, ready to read and download for free! Take a look:

https://t.co/DECAeytc93

#WorldBookDay (ladder not included)

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#onthisday in 1678 in Venice, composer Antonio #Vivaldi was born. Considered one of the greatest #Baroque composers and violinists, you can see some of his musical scores in today's #digitisedoftheday at https://t.co/3Ks4jEq9IX

Including the score from his opera La Griselda -

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It was #onthisday in 1582 that Pope Gregory XIII announced the new style Gregorian Calendar to adjust the slow drift of seasons caused by the speed of the earth's revolution around the sun and Easter 🌍☀️📅🐣

Learn more in today's #digitisedoftheday at https://t.co/iHEwCXzd9h

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Tragically #onthisday in 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven of its crew members. Today's #digitisedoftheday links to some relevant reports from the mission...

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https://t.co/aaSNWr7WzZ

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It is believed that #onthisday in 1595, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was first performed. Read original digitised copies and related works at https://t.co/DVlHqi5pxM

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On the 22nd January 1788, the poet Lord George Gordon Byron was born in London. Explore some of his many works in today's #digitisedoftheday 📝📚📖

https://t.co/abTtqLRY4s

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Today in the USA (third Monday of January) it's a Federal holiday: Martin Luther King day. Read and explore many resources by or about the influential fighter for civil rights in our #digitisedoftheday

https://t.co/47TTlXcInP

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Today's #digitisedoftheday highlights the works of Italian scientist and astronomer Galileo Galilei who died on this day in 1642 aged 77. See some of his works at... 🌙🔭🌎

https://t.co/q8ixvnKlj4