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Remarking on a blackened eye
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| Date: | 2014-06-11 20:27:14 |
| Blog: | EXPEDITION LIVE!  |
| URL: | http://expeditionlive.org/2014/06/11/remarking-on-a-blackened-eye/ |
Summary:
One of the most infamous fistfights in the history of science went down on May 5, 1888, at Philadelphia’s Philosophical Hall, just as a meeting of the American Philosophical Society was getting underway. The two combatants were dear friends. Hot-headed paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope was scheduled to give a formal presentation on fossil ear bones. […]Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Philosophical Society | US | 39.9499 | -75.149 |
| Cope | ES | 37.4366 | -1.4864 |
| Drinker | US | 41.395 | -75.4643 |
| Philosophical Hall | US | 39.9499 | -75.1491 |
Keywords:
American Philosophical Society, combatants, Cope, eye, formal presentation, fossil ear bones, history, History of Science, infamous fistfights, meeting, paleontologist Edward Drinker, Philadelphia, Philosophical Hall, science, underway
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