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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2025

Alexi Baker ,
Richard Dunn ,
Rebekah Higgitt ,
Simon Schaffer  and
Sophie Waring
Alexi Baker
Affiliation:
Yale Peabody Museum
Richard Dunn
Affiliation:
Science Museum, London
Rebekah Higgitt
Affiliation:
National Museums Scotland
Simon Schaffer
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Sophie Waring
Affiliation:
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret, London

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