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The '''Wold Newton Meteorite''' is the name given to the first meteorite observed and recorded has having fallen in England, having struck the property of [[Edward Topham]] - soldier, caricaturist, dramatist, journalist, publisher, sportsman, magistrate, litigant, and landowner - at Wold Cottage, Wold Newton, Yorkshire, around three o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday 13 December 1795. The impact of the stone was witnessed by two men in Topham's employ: one a shepherd, and one a labourer named John Shipley.
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The '''Wold Newton Meteorite''' is the name given to the first meteorite observed and recorded has having fallen in England, having struck the property of [[Edward Topham]] - soldier, caricaturist, dramatist, journalist, publisher, sportsman, magistrate, litigant, and landowner - at Wold Cottage, Wold Newton, Yorkshire, around three o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday 13 December 1795. A number of locals heard the sound of the meteorite passing through the air, and the actual impact of the stone was witnessed by a labourer in Topham's employ, John Shipley, who signed a deposition published alongside a reprinted letter by Topham in the ''[[Gentleman's Magazine]]'' for July 1797 that
   
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''he was within eight or nine yards of the ftone when it fell, faw it diftinct feven or eight yards from the ground, and then ftrike into the earth, which flew up all about him, and which alarmed him very much.''
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In his book ''[[Tarzan Alive]]'', Philip Jose Farmer revealed that there were also two carriages passing at the time, conveying a number of prominent persons:
  
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In his book ''[[Tarzan Alive]]'', [[Philip José Farmer]] revealed that there were also two carriages passing by at the time, a distance of twenty feet, conveying a number of prominent persons:
   
 
*John Clayton, 3rd [[Dukes of Greystoke|Duke of Greystoke]]
  
*John Clayton, 3rd [[Dukes of Greystoke|Duke of Greystoke]]
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*Alice Rutherford, Duchess of Greystoke (sister of Lord Tennington)
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*Alice, Duchess of Greystoke (sister of Lord Tennington)
 
*[[Mr.Darcy|Fitzwilliam Darcy]]
  
*[[Mr.Darcy|Fitzwilliam Darcy]]
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*[[Elizabeth Bennet|Elizabeth Darcy (nee Bennet)]], his wife
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*Mrs. Darcy, the former [[Elizabeth Bennet]]
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*[[Sir Percy Blakeney]] (aka ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'')
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*[[Sir Percy Blakeney|Sir Percy Blakeney, Bt.]] (aka ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'')
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*Alice Clarke Raffles (Blakeney's wife)
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*Alice Clarke Raffles (whom Mr. Farmer describes as Sir Percy's wife)
 
*George Edward Rutherford, 11th Baron Tennington
  
*George Edward Rutherford, 11th Baron Tennington
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*Elizabeth Cavendish, Lady Tennington
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*Elizabeth, Lady Tennington (née Cavendish)
 
*Dr. Siger Holmes
  
*Dr. Siger Holmes
 
*Mrs. Holmes, the former Violet Clarke (sister of Alice Clarke Raffles)
  
*Mrs. Holmes, the former Violet Clarke (sister of Alice Clarke Raffles)
 
*Sir Hugh Drummond
  
*Sir Hugh Drummond
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*Georgia Drummond (nee Dewhurst)
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*Georgia, Lady Drummond (née Dewhurst)
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*M. Honore Delgardie
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*M. Honoré Delgardie
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*Philippa Delgardie (nee Drummond)
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*Philippa Delgardie (Sir Hugh's sister)
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*Louis Lupin
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*Louis Lupin (coachman)
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*Albert Lecoq
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*Albert Lecoq (coachman)
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*Arthur Blake
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*Arthur Blake (coachman)
   
 
Later researchers have also argued for the presence of, notably,
  
Later researchers have also argued for the presence of, notably,
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*Simon MacNichols
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*Simon MacNichols (coachman)
 
*Sebastian Noel (on horseback)
  
*Sebastian Noel (on horseback)
   
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The descendants had a tendency to intermarry, which Farmer argued reinforced several benevolent mutations in the genome caused by ionizing radiation released at the moment of impact. Such descendants include (but are not limited to) [[Sherlock Holmes]], [[Doc Savage]], [[Tarzan]], [[The Spider]], [[Fu Manchu]], [[Professor Moriarty]] and many others.
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Mr. Farmer recognised that the travellers shared a considerable number of descendents of remarkable strength, intelligence, and aptitude, and theorised that the families shared several benevolent mutations in the genome caused by ionizing radiation released at the moment of the stone's impact, and that subsequent inter-marriage within these families reinforced the benefits. Such descendants include (but are not limited to) [[Sherlock Holmes]], [[Doc Savage]], [[Tarzan]], [[The Spider]], [[Fu Manchu]], [[Professor Moriarty]] and many others.
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==='''External Links'''===
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*[http://www.pjfarmer.com/woldnewton/Articles0.htm Header/Illustration to "The Wold Newton Universe" website of Win Scott Eckert]
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*[http://www.pjfarmer.com/woldnewton/Articles5.htm#NEMO "The Secret History of Captain Nemo" by Rick Lai]
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*[http://www.oocities.org/cricharddavies/wold.html "Yet Another Wold Newton Website" by C. Richard Davies]
 
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Revision as of 22:30, 17 March 2011

Commemorative pillar noting the point of impact.

The Wold Newton Meteorite is the name given to the first meteorite observed and recorded has having fallen in England, having struck the property of Edward Topham - soldier, caricaturist, dramatist, journalist, publisher, sportsman, magistrate, litigant, and landowner - at Wold Cottage, Wold Newton, Yorkshire, around three o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday 13 December 1795. A number of locals heard the sound of the meteorite passing through the air, and the actual impact of the stone was witnessed by a labourer in Topham's employ, John Shipley, who signed a deposition published alongside a reprinted letter by Topham in the Gentleman's Magazine for July 1797 that

he was within eight or nine yards of the ftone when it fell, faw it diftinct feven or eight yards from the ground, and then ftrike into the earth, which flew up all about him, and which alarmed him very much.

In his book Tarzan Alive, Philip José Farmer revealed that there were also two carriages passing by at the time, a distance of twenty feet, conveying a number of prominent persons:

  • John Clayton, 3rd Duke of Greystoke
  • Alice, Duchess of Greystoke (sister of Lord Tennington)
  • Fitzwilliam Darcy
  • Mrs. Darcy, the former Elizabeth Bennet
  • Sir Percy Blakeney, Bt. (aka The Scarlet Pimpernel)
  • Alice Clarke Raffles (whom Mr. Farmer describes as Sir Percy's wife)
  • George Edward Rutherford, 11th Baron Tennington
  • Elizabeth, Lady Tennington (née Cavendish)
  • Dr. Siger Holmes
  • Mrs. Holmes, the former Violet Clarke (sister of Alice Clarke Raffles)
  • Sir Hugh Drummond
  • Georgia, Lady Drummond (née Dewhurst)
  • M. Honoré Delgardie
  • Philippa Delgardie (Sir Hugh's sister)
  • Louis Lupin (coachman)
  • Albert Lecoq (coachman)
  • Arthur Blake (coachman)

Later researchers have also argued for the presence of, notably,

  • Simon MacNichols (coachman)
  • Sebastian Noel (on horseback)

Mr. Farmer recognised that the travellers shared a considerable number of descendents of remarkable strength, intelligence, and aptitude, and theorised that the families shared several benevolent mutations in the genome caused by ionizing radiation released at the moment of the stone's impact, and that subsequent inter-marriage within these families reinforced the benefits. Such descendants include (but are not limited to) Sherlock Holmes, Doc Savage, Tarzan, The Spider, Fu Manchu, Professor Moriarty and many others.


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