Mary Anning was born in 1799 in Great Britain. Her family lived in poverty, selling fossils to make ends meet.
Scientists of Anning’s day could not believe that a poor young woman could posses her knowledge & talent. She has been described as 'the greatest fossilist the world ever knew' yet many are still unaware of her incredible contributions.
The majority of her discoveries ended up in museums & collections without credit. ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/anni… #history #science #HistoryRemix
Christopher Miller
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •My 15 yo son has been researching our family tree.
Turns out Mary Anning's grandfather is one of our direct ancestors!
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Also worth a mention is Mary Anning Rocks and the people behind this amazing project to make sure people know that, yes, Mary Anning rocks! 🙂
maryanningrocks.co.uk/
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Mary Anning by Artichoke
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •I'm not sure about her level of obscurity. In my local library, in the 1970's Mary Anning was in all the "Dinosaur" books that I devoured.
Household name, maybe not. Well known amongst small children with a passion for paleontology, fossils and dinosaurs, unavoidable!
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