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William Smith, geologist (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's biography of William Smith, the English surveyor and engineer called the father of English geology, covering his 1815 geological map and his development of the principle of faunal succession.

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Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smith_(geologist)
Source Type
reference
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3
A community edited tertiary reference, used here for uncontested biographical facts, cross-checked during research against the Geological Society of London's own history of the 1831 Wollaston Medal and the title conferred with it.
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This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Scientists, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Institutions, 1 claims: 1 general references.

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