Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist cell telephone Five figures showing Bauer's attempts

Five figures showing Bauer's attempts to grow algae in glass jars from specimens returned to England by Captain John Ross's expedition

Terrapin Point

Team group 3rd May 1966

Sir William Curtis scanning a bill of fare and rubbing his protruding belly with delight

Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist cell telephone Five figures showing Bauer's attemptsLord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist, late 19th century. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801 1885) piloted a number of reforming acts through Parliament including the factory acts of 1847, 1850 and 1859 resulting in a 10 hour working day, and the Coal Mines Act of 1842 which outlawed the employment of women and of children under 13 underground.