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“GLASEPTIC” ADRENALIN VAPORIZER
For folks with severe allergies, carrying an epinephrine autoinjector, such as the familiar brand EpiPen, can be as go-to as car keys or a cell phone.
MAGNES SIVE, DE ARTE MAGNETICA OPUS TRIPARTITUM
In the mid-17th century, Athanasius Kircher tried to create a unified theory that explained how the world fundamentally worked. After years of trying to figure out what made the world work, Kircher believed he found the answer—magnetism.
LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND
At first glance, this piece seems like just another herbal remedy. Dig deeper, though, and you’ll learn the artifact is tied to histories of abolitionism and early feminism. Lydia E. Pinkham, who created this remedy, was a trailblazer of the 19th century.
SPECULUM NATURALE
This book, handwritten by Belgian monks in 1280, is the oldest piece in The Bakken Museum’s collections. Well, technically, it’s tied for oldest with the other volume in the collections.
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