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Brief EncounterErasmus Darwin makes a short trip to Matlock Bath resulting in the discovery of a new mineral to science.
Erasmus Darwin often met with his friend Josiah Wedgwood at Matlock Bath, which was a convenient Derbyshire location to “take the waters”. During one visit he visited the establishment of a lapidarist, Thomas Pearson, where he purchased a mineral with which he was not familiar. He informed a fellow mineral enthusiast of the find which ultimately resulted in the discovery of a new mineral from a mine in Cromford, which is now internationally famous.
In this interesting lecture John Cooke will discuss his research, which included a visit to Erasmus Darwin House.
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Beacon St , WS13 7AD Lichfield, United Kingdom, Erasmus Darwin House, Beacon Street, Lichfield, WS13 7AD, United Kingdom,Lichfield
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