Smithson was one of the first researchers to systematically categorize calamine—or zinc as it was later called. In 1832, three years after Smithson’s death, French mineralogist François Sulpice ...

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In 1826 a not very happy James Smithson of England sat down to write his will. He had half a million dollars but only a nephew to enjoy them. He was 61 and infirm. His father, the Duke of ...

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James Leigh (Jim) Smithson, 82, of Owensboro, passed away on March 6, 2025. He was born June 30, 1942 in Philpot, KY to John L. Smithson and Sarah Jones Smithson. He is survived by the love of his ...

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Dramatic new photos show the last remaining chunk of Alison and Peter Smithson’s Robin Hood Gardens estate as its demolition is finally completed ...

Part of the very considerable pleasure James Gehrt’s “A Simple Circle ... He called photography “the daughter of the rectangle.” Robert Smithson, the land artist best known for ...

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