Portrait of Pierre Louis Dulong (1785-1838) mb-code 00815833 The weather in 1879 was

The weather in 1879 was just as likely to spoil a summer garden event as it is in the 21st century

5 mph (120 kmh) at Brooklands in 1922

A mighty hippopotamus displays its huge teeth

This cartoon relates to a speech given by M Thiers on 18th December in which he said he had fought all his life against Socialism and Demagogy

Portrait of Pierre Louis Dulong (1785-1838) mb-code 00815833 The weather in 1879 wasHead and shoulders portrait of Pierre Louis Dulong. Inscribed: 'Paris, Rosselin, 21. Quai Voltaire. Imp. Lith. Formentin, Rue des Sts. Peres, 10. Dulong 40.' With a facsimile signature. Inscribed in pencil lower left 'Born 1785 Elect Died 1856'. Pierre Louis Dulong was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826. Head and shoulders portrait of Pierre Louis Dulong. Inscribed: 'Paris, Rosselin, 21. Quai Voltaire. Imp. Lith. Formentin, Rue des Sts.