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A Pioneering Scientist

Lisa Jardine reflects on the colourful career of the founder of the British Museum, Sir Hans Sloane, a pioneering naturalist and physician, rooted in the commercialism of his age

Producer: Sheila Cook.

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10 minutes

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Sun 8 Aug 201008:50
BBC Radio 4

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