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Vor einem Tag · Dinosaurs have fascinated humans since time immemorial. Last February we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the naming of the first dinosaur species by British scientist William Buckland, but many cultures around the world had discovered dinosaur remains long before Europeans did. For example, historical evidence in the form of documents written by European settlers demonstrates that North ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Although their evolutionary importance was not known, on the basis of their old age, William Buckland (1784–1856) realized that a dramatic step-change in the fossil record had occurred around the base of what we now call the Cambrian.
Vor 2 Tagen · In southern Cubitt Town, William Buckland erected 109 houses in Seysell, Billson and Parsonage Streets, Pier Street West, Manchester Road and Wharf Road, and Frank Chambers of Burdett Road added 17 houses to Olliffe Terrace (Nos 176–202C Manchester Road).
Vor 2 Tagen · It appears that William Buckland had already resigned, and that the abbot and convent of Tewkesbury hoped to acquire Deerhurst. Buckland's resignation was accepted by Bishop Carpenter, and with the consent of the proctor of Tewkesbury an annual pension of £10 was assigned to him on 28 September, 1466. Worc. Epis. Reg. Carpenter, i ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Megan Jacobs (UK) The history of geosciencein the UK is heavily dominated by men, with eminent figures such as Sir Richard Owen, Charles Lyell, William Buckland and Gideon Mantell famed for making many big advances in the early days of the science. However, in the background were powerful and intelligent … Read More
TIL of William and Francis Buckland, eccentric father and son scientists who both developed the desire to consume as many different animals as possible. It is believed William Buckland also ate the heart of King Louis XIV. Charles Darwin called him a “vulgar and almost coarse man”
Vor 4 Tagen · In 1166 William de Erlegh, lord of the manor of Durston, founded at Buckland in the parish of Durston a small house of Austin Canons, and endowed it with his lands at Durston, and also gave it the church of North Petherton with the appendant churches or chapels of Chedzoy, Pawlett, Huntworth, Earl's Newton, Thurloxton, Shurton, King's Newton, and the churches of Beckington and Kilmersdon.
