Falls (pre 19th century)

ELBOGEN Fell 1400s Zapadocesky, Czech Republic TKW 107kg Sample: 1.8g

Iron IID

Czech Republic 1400

Owain Glyndwr is proclaimed Prince of Wales by his followers and begins attacking English strongholds in north-east Wales. Scotland resists an English invasion led by Henry ‘Hotspur’ Percy. Europe is reported to have around 52 million inhabitants.

 

ENSISHEIM Fell 7th November, 1492 @ 1130 hrs Alsace, France TKW 127kg Sample: 0.29g

Brecciated LL6 ordinary chondrite

France 1492

Columbus sets sail for the New World.  Ferdinand and Isabella defeat the Moors and expel the Jews from Spain. Da Vinci completes his Vitruvian Man.

TABOR Fell 3rd July, 1753 @ 2000 hrs Jihocesky, Czech Republic TKW 7.5kg Sample: micro

Brecciated H5 ordinary chondrite

Czech R 1753

Linnaeus publishes Species Plantarum, the first attempt at formal scientific classification of life. His Genus, species scheme is still used today. Establishment of the British Museum.

 

ALBARETO Fell July, 1766 Emilia-Romagna, Italy TKW 2kg Sample: micro

L/LL4 ordinary chondrite

Italy 1766

Birth of Robert (father of Charles) Darwin, John Dalton (chemist and physicist).  Death of James Francis Edward Stuart, the “Old Pretender”, father of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

 

MAUERKIRCHEN Fell 20th November, 1768 @ 1600 hrs Ober-Österreich, Austria TKW 19kg Sample: micro

L6 ordinary chondrite

Austria 1768

Captain James Cook sails from Plymouth on his first voyage, will reach Australia in 1770.  Death of Italian master Canaletto.

 

SIENA Fell 16th June, 1794 @ 1900 hrs Tuscany, Italy TKW 3.7kg Sample: micro

Brecciated LL5 ordinary chondrite

Italy 1794

Slavery is abolished by the French Republic.  US Senate opens first public session.  Coffee is banned in Sweden by royal decree.

 

WOLD COTTAGE Fell 1795 England TKW 25kg Sample: 0.1g

L6 ordinary chondrite

England 1795

France occupies Utrecht and Amsterdam, and adopts the metre as the unit of length. Daniel McGinnis discovers the Oak Island Money Pit.