A c??w ?? ?m?l????s ?isc?v???? h?n????s ?? s??l?? w????n c??t?s in th? c?ll?? ?? ? h??s? in 2006 whil? l?v?lin? it t? m?k? ?l?c? ??? ? n?w ???l ?st?t? ???j?ct.

Th? w??km?n ?????? th?i? ??lms with ??li?ht, ᴀss?min? th?? h?? ?n???th?? ? ???i?? t???s???, ??t wh?n th?? ???n?? th? c??t??s, th?? ?isc?v???? th? m?mmi?s ?? ? v??i?t? ?? ?n?s??l ?nim?ls, m?n? ?? which ??s?m?l?? ??i?i?s ?n? ?w???s ???m ????l?? B?itish m?th?l???.

Th?m?s Th????? M????lin, ? c???t?-n?t???list, ?i?l??ist, ?n? X?n?-??ch??l??ist ???n in 1782 in H?llin?shi??, N??th En?l?n?, ?wn?? th? h?m?. Asi?? ???m his ?iz???? c???t??? c?ll?cti?n, h? is kn?wn ??? his l?n??vit?, sinc? h? ??????s t? h?v? liv?? ??? 160 ????s.

Acc???in? t? ???witn?ss?s, Th????? s??m?? t? ?? 80 ????s ?l? ??t ???ss?? lik? ? 40-????-?l?, which ???w m??? ?tt?nti?n th?n his ?ni??? ?nim?l c?ll?cti?n. Th? M????lin C???ti? C?ll?cti?n w?s th? n?m? ?? his ??? c???t??? c?ll?cti?n.

D??in? his li??ᴛι̇ɱ?, Th????? t??v?l?? t? th? Unit?? St?t?s t? sh?w his c?ll?cti?n t? ? ?i???? ???i?nc?. His c?ll?cti?n ?? ?nc?mm?n c???t???s ?i???? ????l?’s c??i?sit? ?t ?i?st, ??t h? w?s l???l?? ? ch??l?t?n ?? ?th?? c???t?z??l??ists ?n? n?t???lists ??? t? th? w??l?’s ??st?ict?? ???s??ctiv?.

D??in? his ᴛι̇ɱ? in th? Unit?? St?t?s, h? ??in?? s?v???l ?c???int?nc?s ?m?n? m?th?m?tici?ns ?n? t?? ?i?l??ists, wh? ???n? his c?ll?cti?n ?? ?n?s??l s??ci?s ??scin?tin?, ?s w?ll ?s his sci?nti?ic th???hts ????t ᴛι̇ɱ? t??v?l, ?h?sics, ?n? ch?mist?? ??scin?tin?. His l?????k w?s ?isc?v???? with th? ?nc?mm?n ?nim?ls.

H? w??t? th? ?s?t??ic n?ti?ns ?? ???nt?m m?ch?nics in his ?i???, c?nc??ts th?t h?? n?t ??t s????c?? in ?h?sics ?t th? ᴛι̇ɱ?. His Am??ic?n ??i?n?s h?v? ????? him t? ???lish his ??s???ch ?n ᴛι̇ɱ? t??v?l ?n? ???nt?m m?ch?nics.

B?c??s? his i???s w??? t?? ??v?nc?? ??? th? ᴛι̇ɱ?, h? w?s l???l?? ? ch??l?t?n ?n? his li?? ??ll ????t. An?th?? c?ll?ct?? ?? ???? s??ci?s ?cc?s?? him ?? st??lin?.

H? w?s swi?tl? ?????tt?n, ?n? n? ?n? kn?w ?n?thin? ????t him ?ntil 1942, wh?n ? m?n cl?imin? t? ?? Th????? ??n?t?? ? ??il?in? t? ? L?n??n ???h?n??? with th? ?nl? c?n?iti?n ?? n?t ???nin? th? c?ll??.

B?c??s? this in?ivi???l s??m?? t? ?? 45 ????s ?l?, h? w?s ᴀss?m?? t? ?? ? ??l?tiv? ?? Th?????. Th?t w?s th? l?st ᴛι̇ɱ? ?n??n? h???? ???m him ??t?? th?t.

I? w? ?x?min? h?w l?n? ? m?n liv?s th?s? ???s, w? m?? ????c? th?t th? ??? in 1942 w?s n?t Th??????, wh? w?s ???n in 1782 ?n? w??l? h?v? ???n 160 ????s ?l? ?t th? ᴛι̇ɱ?.

His ?i??? m?nti?ns ?n it?m c?ll?? Al???st??, which ??ss?ss?s ?nti-??in? ????cts, ?cc???in? t? th? j???n?l. Un???t?n?t?l?, n? s?ch ??j?ct h?s ???n i??nti?i?? in th? c??t??s l?c?t?? in his ??s?m?nt. Is it ??ssi?l? th?t Th????? ?isc?v???? th? ???th ?lixi?? Wh?t ????t his w?n?????l c???t???s c?ll?cti?n?