Female dress from the time of Henry VI mb-code BE003719 Back cover illustration from 'Le

Back cover illustration from 'Le Petit Journal'

Bjorn Borg wins match in 5 sets

Anatomical study showing the effect of cholera on the small intestine

Engraving of Tycho Brahe's bipartite arc for measuring small angular distances of stars ('Arcus bipartitus minoribus siderum distantiis inserviens')

Great Expectations

Female dress from the time of Henry VI mb-code BE003719 Back cover illustration from 'LeFemale dress from the time of Henry VI, 1421 1471, (1910). Woman wearing a horned headdress with coronet and large cauls. The robe is short waisted, with a train in front and behind, and a V shaped opening in the bodice. The cincture (girdle) is very broad, with a gypciere hanging from it. The underdress is decorated with heraldic designs. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).