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TimelineThe Timeline tells the story of Kew from prehistory to its vision for the future. It ranges from stone axes through ten different computer-controlled microclimates in one glasshouse to genetic fingerprinting. It outlines the reasons why botanical gardens started and what they became. It introduces both famous names like King George III and 'Capability' Brown and lesser-known people who had vast influence on the Gardens, such as William Chambers, Decimus Burton, William Nesfield and Sir Joseph Banks. It places events in the attitudes of their time and traces the evolving role of the Gardens.
The Timeline's pages can be read either in sequence, or by selecting periods of interest through these links:
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