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Latest comment: 15 years ago7 comments3 people in discussion
Over the past two days I've added material on Robert Were Fox the Younger. How about the following:
Are public-domain photographs of Fox available?
Is more known about Fox's early life, such as his education? <<REPLY>> Home educated.VW
Can more be said about his inventions, such as the Fox dip circle? (A good idea from Vernon White, mentioned on my talk page.)
Is a picture of Fox's gravesite available? <<REPLY>>I Hope to gain access to the Budock Burial Ground soon.VW <<Further reply>> No gravestone for RW Fox at Budock. The Burial Ground was vandalised in the 1970s and some stones broken. Vernon White. . . Talk 17:34, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
Are there any memorials to Fox at the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society? <<REPLY>> I don't think so, but the original dipping needle is said to be there. VW <<Further reply>> The Dipping Needle was exhibited at the recent Exhibition on the History of the Poly. Vernon White. . . Talk 17:34, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
I'm thousands of miles from Cornwall, and haven't visited in 20 years (unfortunately). Someone closer in location than me probably would be better able to answer the above. - Astrochemist (talk) 15:27, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
There's a picture here [1], but I am unaware of the copyright status. DuncanHill (talk) 15:34, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
And here is a Wikipedia image of Ross and the Circle, . DuncanHill (talk) 16:11, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
Photograph of Fox
Latest comment: 15 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion
Older books sometimes include a sketch or photograph of the author. Perhaps a public-domain photo of Fox can be found in an old volume, or perhaps in an obituary. - Astrochemist (talk) 15:27, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
After lots of searching I finally uncovered a public-domain picture of Fox. I've added it to the article, but I wonder if a better copy can be found. - Astrochemist (talk) 13:02, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Format of dates
Latest comment: 15 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Since Fox was English, should the format of this article's dates be day-month-year instead of month-day-year? I'm not familiar with Wikipedia's policy. - Astrochemist (talk) 01:28, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
I resisted the temptation to change the dates for almost a year. I just now altered their format for consistency with the article's text. - Astrochemist (talk) 13:54, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Infobox
Latest comment: 15 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
I just now added an infobox for Fox, patterned after the one on Richard Trevithick's page. Checking of the entries will be appreciated. - Astrochemist (talk) 19:18, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the infobox
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