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Picture No 10156125
Date Circa 1760
Description EGGS / FRANCE / 18TH C
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'The Art of making chicks hatch'. Eggs are kept in barrels buried in dung. Thermometers are used to control the temperature and make eggs hatch faster.
Source Engraving by Benard in the Encyclopedie of Diderot and D'Alembert / Planches Vol. 1 Part II/art faire eclore oeufs
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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