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Norman Lockyer blue plaque
Norman Lockyer · Astronomer
Inscription
“Sir Norman Lockyer 1836-1920 astronomer, physicist, and founder of Nature lived here 1876-1920”
Details
1836-1920
Life dates
16 Penywern Road, Kensington and Chelsea, SW5
SW5
Erected 2003
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