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Natural History
Entrance to the Great Cavern at Castleton
This is an example of the type of limestone cavern that impressed visitors and potential visitors to… read more »
John Whitehurst and 18th Century Geology
John Whitehurst (1713-1788) was the oldest member of the Lunar Society. Born in Congleton in Cheshire he moved… read more »
Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1795/04/02
Darwin writes to Watt about his continuing experiments with the use of gases in medicine. Darwin mentions… read more »
Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1767/07/29
Darwin writes to Boulton of various financial matters and a recent visit to Derbyshire. —————————————- Lichfd Dear… read more »
