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Archive Reference / Library Class No.M/878
Former ReferenceD2212/UL
TitleCopy of documents and writings of White Watson (1760-1835), naturalist and geologist
Date(19th cent)
DescriptionReceipts and memorandums; Watson's Derbyshire Strata; 'An Explanation of a Table'; 'Explanation of a section of Strata of Derbyshire'; 'A section of the Strata of Derbyshire'; 'Observations from the Coal Districts'.
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Administrative HistoryWhite Watson (1760-1835) was the grandson and son of carvers and masons, Samuel Watson the elder (1662-1715) and Samuel Watson the younger (1715-1778). He was a distinguished naturalist and geologist, as well as the designer of his grandson's monument in Heanor Parish Church.
Custodial HistoryAcquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1980.
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