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Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) - one of the founders of geology as a science in England. He defined and named the Cambrian period. Born in Dent, Cumbria.

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• Adam Sedgwick

  http://www.strangescience.net/sedgwick.htm
  Offers a brief biography and a suggested reading list for more information.

• Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873)

  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/sedgwick.html
  Biography and description of the work of one of the founders of geology as a science in England.

• Adam Sedgwick Memorial

  http://www.kabrna.com/cpgs/countryside/dent.htm
  Photo of the memorial to Adam Sedgwick in the village of Dent in Cumbria. Brief details of the 'Sedgwick Geological Trail'.

• Sedgwick Geological Trail

  http://www.h2g2.com/approved_entry/A593606
  Brief description of the trail around Dent in Cumbria, named after a 19th Century geologist, Adam Sedgwick.

 

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