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Wardian case
The Wardian case, the direct forerunner of the modern terrarium (and the inspiration for the glass aquarium)was invented by Dr Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (1791-1868), of London, in about 1829 after an accidental discovery inspired him. Dr Ward was a physician with a passion for botany.
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