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1814: Royal Geological Society of Cornwall founded; 1815: The Davy lamp containing a candle is devised by Sir Humphry Davy. 1818: Royal Institution of Cornwall; 1832: Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society founded in Falmouth. 1834: Augustus Smith obtains the Isles of Scilly, and evicts the inhabitants of some of the smaller islands.
The history of Cornwall goes back to the Paleolithic, but in this period Cornwall only had sporadic visits by groups of humans. Continuous occupation started around 10,000 years ago after the end of the last ice age .
Cornwall (/ ˈ k ɔːr n w ɔː l,-w əl /; [5] Cornish: Kernow; Cornish pronunciation: [ˈkɛrnɔʊ]; or [6]) is a ceremonial county in South West England. [7] It is recognised by Cornish and Celtic political groups as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people.
tradition in Cornwall as an international trading area; securing £14/15 million of investment in the space of two weeks due to good knowledge of business and investors; the following businesses in Cornwall: emerging offshore wind business, geo-resources, geoscience, lithium business, database business, space business [7]
Elections in Cornwall (2 C) English Heritage sites in Cornwall (1 C, 17 P) Events in Cornwall (1 C, 3 P) F. Former buildings and structures in Cornwall (6 P)
The seal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. The Royal Institution of Cornwall (RIC) is a Learned society in Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in Truro on 5 February 1818 as the Cornwall Literary and Philosophical Institution. [1] The Institution was one of the earliest of seven similar societies established in England ...
The first ceramics in Cornwall date to c. 4000 BCE, [91] with the emergence of the Hembury or Southwestern Ware style that is found in Cornwall until c. 3350 BCE. Hembury Ware, found throughout the Southwest, is generally undecorated, and is characterized by round-based, wide-mouthed bowls, often with lugs.
The Cornish people or Cornish (Cornish: Kernowyon, Old English: Cornƿīelisċ) are an ethnic group native to, or associated with Cornwall [20] [21] and a recognised national minority in the United Kingdom, [22] which (like the Welsh and Bretons) can trace its roots to the ancient Britons who inhabited Great Britain from somewhere between the 11th and 7th centuries BC [citation needed] and ...