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==Geology== * ''by summer'' β [[William Smith (geologist)|William Smith]] produces the first large-scale [[geological map]], of the area round [[Bath, Somerset]], [[England]].<ref name=Winchester>{{cite book|author-link=Simon Winchester|first=Simon|last=Winchester|title=[[The Map that Changed the World|The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology]]|year=2001|location=New York|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=0-14-028039-1}}</ref> * December 11 β Smith draws up a table of [[strata]] round Bath.<ref name=Winchester/>
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