Smithson Publishes on Kirkdale Cave
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James Smithson publishes an article on his geological and paleontological observations on the formation of Kirkdale Cave in England, effectively refuting claims by other scientists that the fossils found inside were the result of the Noachian deluge.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Goode, George Brown, ed. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of Its First Half Century. Washington, D.C.: De Vinne Press, 1897, p. 13-14.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June, 1824