The Marquess of Rothgar was, of course, very interested in science and engineering, and so he would be reading the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
Such as this paper: An Account of the Success of the Bark of the Willow in the Cure of Agues.
In other words -- what we now know as aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid and its effects on pain.
How do I know this? Because the Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific association, founded in 1660, has put some of the most important papers from their Philosophical Transactions, on line, along with a time line.
You can read the above paper here.
And go to their sharing site, Trailblazing, here.
And how do I know about this? Because it was on BBC 4, which is so chock full of fascinating and entertaining content that I have to drag myself away to do other things. Like write books. I'm even listening as a blog!
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