Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 2009-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1902810252
In the first half of the 19th century a deposit of coprolite, thought to be fossilised droppings, started to be dug up in Felixstowe. These phosphate-rich fossils were converted into superphosphate - the world's first artificial chemical fertiliser. Over fifty years an unusual branch of agricultural mining spread over much of south-east Suffolk bringing social and economic changes for many.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1470926261
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. Rich in phosphate it was much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the mid-1860s it was being dug up across much of central Bedfordshire. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Arlesey, a small, rural community north of Hitchin.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2011-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1470932571
In the late-1840s a new industry started in Cambridge - digging up fossils. Known as coprolites and thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, they were extracted in a large-scale open-cast mining operation to be used as the raw material in the manufacture of superphosphate - the world's first chemical fertiliser. This book investigates the social, economic and environmental impact of the diggings in Fen Ditton.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
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ISBN : 1447898176
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 34,86 MB
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ISBN : 1470916916
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 147093292X
In the 1840s an unusual industry started in Cambridgeshire, open-cast mining of a fossil deposit, thought by some to be dinosaur droppings. It was used as the raw material in the manufacture of superphosphate - the world's first chemical fertiliser. This book investigates the social, economic and environmental impact of the diggings in Guilden and Steeple Morden.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 36,63 MB
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ISBN : 1470919737
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1470919087
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. Rich in phosphate it was much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the 1860s it was being dug up across much of the county. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Burwell, a small, rural community northeast of Cambridge.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
Release : 2012-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1470926229
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. Rich in phosphate it was much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the mid-1860s it was being dug up across much of central Bedfordshire. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Sandy and Potton, small market towns between Cambridge and Bedford.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 17,51 MB
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ISBN : 1291409750
