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Flo, a member of Young Producers, discusses how we can discover the history of objects by examining their surface.  ** From Time-Turners in Harry Potter to Alethiometers in His Dark Materials, clever instruments with complex markings and shiny surfaces are great centre-pieces to stories of adventure and intrigue. I like to think that JK Rowling and Philip Pullman ... [Read more...]

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