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Lost diary found in charity shop (UK)

A lost diary documenting the last days of a famous Scottish physician has been discovered in a second hand bookshop.
The diary depicts the life of Sir James Young Simpson, who discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform in Edinburgh in the 19th Century.

It was handed in to the Shelter bookshop in the Stockbridge area of the city by an anonymous donor.
Read entire article at BBC