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3 unusual facts about Samuel Rowbotham


Samuel Rowbotham

A bet involving the prominent naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in the famous Bedford Level experiment led to several lawsuits for fraud and libel and Hampden's imprisonment.

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His lectures continued and concerned citizens addressed letters to the Astronomer Royal seeking rebuttals for his claims.

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In the United States, Rowbotham's ideas were taken up by the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church and promoted widely on their radio station.



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