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I mean, these objects are without comparison, they really really give us a unique insight into 18th century science, and their huge monetary value, and massively precious. So these are the foundation stones of the museum? Totally, totally. But alongside a passion for collecting, Sir Hans Sloane knew that the right discovery could make him extremely wealthy. Hi. Hello, everyone. Sandy Knapp, botanical researcher, has been looking into the story of the plant that made Sloane a fortune. They look a bit sort of like almonds or dried out runner beans, don' t they? While he was in Jamaica, he discovered the locals were grinding the pods of nearby trees. They were mixing the powder with water to make an unpromising brown drink. It was known as chocolate. Sir Hans Sloane drank chocolate without sugar the way they drank it in the Caribbean and Central America when he first went to Jamaica, and he did not like it. Everybody wants to volunteer, come on up. And what I want everybody to do, this is the chaotic part. Sandy is trying to show people how unpromising the discovery was... One two three. Before Sloane added the milk and sugar into the recipe that we still enjoy today. |
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zhèi xiē cáng pǐn wú yǔ lún bǐ, tā men dài gěi wǒ men duì 18 shì jì kē xué de dú tè rèn shi, tā men jià zhí lián chéng, zhēn guì wàn fēn. tā men jiù shì běn guǎn de jī shí, wán quán shì. dàn chú le duì shōu cáng de rè ài zhī wài, hàn sī sī lóng jué shì zhī dào wěi dà de fā xiàn, jiāng shǐ zì jǐ shōu rù pō fēng. dà jiā hǎo. shān dí nà pǔ, zhí wù xué yán jiū yuán, yī zhí zài yán jiū gěi sī lóng dài lái dà liàng cái fù de zhí wù, tā men yǒu yì diǎn xiàng xìng rén hé gàn diào de hóng huā cài dòu, bú shì ma? zài yá mǎi jiā shí, jué shì fā xiàn dāng dì rén yán mó fù jìn shù mù de dòu jiá, tā men jiāng fěn mò yǔ shuǐ hùn hé, zhì chéng yī zhǒng bù shèn liú xíng de hè sè yǐn liào. zhè zhǒng yǐn liào biàn shì kě kě, hàn sī sī lóng jué shì dì yī cì qù yá mǎi jiā shí, yī zhào jiā lè bǐ hǎi hé měi guó zhōng bù de hē fǎ, yǐn yòng liǎo bù jiā táng de kě kě, ér tā bìng bù xǐ huān. yǒu shuí zì yuàn, qǐng shàng lái. wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ men zuò de shì, huì tǐng hùn luàn de. shān dí xiǎng ràng dà jiā míng bái, zhè gè fā xiàn zài dāng shí shì duō bù liú xíng. yī èr sān sī lóng fā míng liǎo jiā niú nǎi hé táng de pèi fāng zhī hòu, kě kě cái yǒu liǎo rú jīn rén men xǐ ài de wèi dào. |