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Serendipity

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  • An alchemist in his study, discovering phosphorus; a young man and a boy in the background. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1775, after J. Wright of Derby, 1771.
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    A lepidopterist is so concerned with staying within his own specialty that he turns away from an amazing discovery in another discipline -- the discovery of a live stegosaurus. Watercolour by G. Morrow, 1935.

    Morrow, George, 1869-1955. | Date: 1935 | Reference: 663398i
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    At the fringes of science / Michael W. Friedlander.

    Friedlander, Michael W. | Date: 1995
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    Happy accidents : serendipity in modern medical breakthroughs / Morton A. Meyers.

    Meyers, Morton A. | Date: [2007], ©2007
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    At the fringes of science / Michael W. Friedlander ; with a new epilogue.

    Friedlander, Michael W. | Date: 1998
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    Serendipity : accidental discoveries in science / Royston M. Roberts.

    Roberts, Royston M. | Date: [1989], ©1989
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