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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.

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

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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