Saturday, January 6, 2007
The name ...
Just started to read 'The map that changed the world' by Simon Winchester. An easy-read historical book about William Smith who single handedly developed the first geological map of most of Britain. Poundstones were used by farmers for measuring weight rather than buying a metallic weight. Where William grew up many farmers choose flattened circular stones which were in fact fossils - Clypeus ploti.
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