The first geological society in the world, inaugurated in The Freemasons' Tavern. Founded by 13 men having dinner on Friday the 13th. Is this why the earth is in such a mess?
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Geological Society of London
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Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London 13 November 1807, the first geological society ...
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Geological Society of London
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Eduard Suess
In this house was born Eduard Suess (1831 - 1914) geologist, economist, state...
William Wollaston - lost plaque
We 'discovered' this lost plaque while researching Sir Frederick Hopkins. Fr...
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John Napier
Mathematician. Born Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, his family home. 7th Laird of Merchiston (though Wikipedia says 8th). Inventor of logarithms. Died Edinburgh.
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Astronomical Society
From the picture source website: "... conceived on 12 January 1820 when 14 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Freemason's Tavern, in Lincoln's Inn Fields .... the new Society was born on 10 March ...
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George James Symons
Pioneer in the scientific study of rainfall. Born 28 Queen's Row, Pimlico. Founder of the British Rainfall Organization. Twice president of the Royal Meteorological Society. Died at home, 62 Camden...
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Charles 3rd Earl Stanhope
Politician and scientist. Born in London and educated at Eton and the University of Geneva, Switzerland. A brief browse on the web brought up Stanhope's name in association with inventions in the f...
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Albert Einstein
Physicist. Born in Ulm. He was proficient in maths and physics from an early age. By the time he was in his twenties he was publishing papers and was recognised as a leading scientist. In 1905, he ...
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