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On this day in 1903, Marie Skłodowska Curie defended her doctoral thesis on radioactive substances at The Sorbonne.
The committee expressed the view that Curie's findings represented the greatest scientific contribution ever made in a doctoral thesis.
#BHRobinson
Ladybird book in the spotlight, part 24.
Jack and the Beanstalk (1965)
#EricWinter
Ladybird book pictures on request.
The Magic Porridge Pot
#RobertLumley
So hard to know which ones to leave out - here are two more illustrations which I love
Ever here in Ladybird Land we’re finding the DIY face mask thing a bit tricky.
#RobertAyton
Swifts.
“When Twilight turns to darkness, the swifts rise higher and higher into the night air and there they sleep on the wing.
In the very early dawn, as light creeps into the sky, they dive down again”
#ELGrantWarson #CFTunnicliffe