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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
LS/930.1092
Title
William Boyd Dawkins and the Victorian science of cave hunting: three men in a cavern
Date
2017
Publication Date
2017
Author
White, Mark J
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
ISBN
9781473823358
Term
ARCHAEOLOGY
GEOLOGY
Caves
SCIENTISTS
PALEONTOLOGY
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Dawkins; Sir; Richard Boyd (1837-1929); Geologist and archaeologist
Pennington; Rooke (1844-1887); Archaeologist; owner of fossil and minearl museum in Castleton run by John Tym.
Tym; John (1829-1901); Of Castleton; fossil and mineral dealer
Mello; John Magens (1836-1914); Reverend; Rector of St Thomas, New Brampton, Chesterfield; geologist and archaeologist.
Heath; Thomas (1847-1886); Curator and librarian at Derby Museum and Art Gallery; excavated Creswell Crags in 1875 with Magens Mello. Derby Museum has a large Creswell collection mainly originating from his involvement there.
Tiddeman; Richard Hill (1842-1917); Geologist; member of British Geological Survey. Opposed Boyd Dawkins over Creswell Crags finds.
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Creswell Crags
Castleton
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