McNamara, K. J. (2015) Dr Woodward's 350-year legacy. Geology Today, 31 (5). pp. 181-186. ISSN 0266-6979, ESSN: 1365-2451 DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12107
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12107
Abstract
Almost three hundred and fifty years ago, on 1 May 1667, in Draycott, Derbyshire, northern England, John Woodward was born. Although we know precious little about his early life, he left a legacy that has resonated down the centuries. In a letter written in 1723 to a physician friend, John Allen of Bridgewater, five years before he died, Woodward confided that ‘I have bequeathd … an Hundred & Fifty Pounds per annum to the University of Cambridge, which I intreat [sic] you to keep secret …’
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | 2015AREP; IA69 |
Subjects: | 04 - Palaeobiology 99 - Other |
Divisions: | 04 - Palaeobiology 99 - Other |
Journal or Publication Title: | Geology Today |
Volume: | 31 |
Page Range: | pp. 181-186 |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12107 |
Depositing User: | Sarah Humbert |
Date Deposited: | 18 Apr 2017 19:55 |
Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2017 19:55 |
URI: | http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/3944 |
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