Tag: Robert Louis Stevenson

Otto Rudolf Martin Brendel took the first successful auroral photograph on this day in 1892. Did you know that: • King Camp Gillette, inventor of the best-selling safety razor, was born on this day in 1855• The “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson was published by Longmans, Green & […]

Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet – Kirch’s Comet/Newton’s Comet – on this day in 1680. Did you know that: • Samuel Pepys reported the first blood transfusion (between dogs) on this day in 1666• “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson was first published by Cassell & Co on this day in 1883• Albert Einstein […]