Conybeare

/ (ˈkɒnɪˌbɪə, ˈkʌn-) /

noun

William Daniel. 1787–1857, British geologist. He summarized all that was known about rocks at the time in Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales (1822)

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Conybeare in charge of a Bill dealing with false alarms of fire, managed to get it through Committee unopposed.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, May 18th, 1895 |Various
I was very busy on Monday, as I was on Mr. Conybeare's committee.

An Old English Home |S. Baring-Gould
It is, manifestly, the magnesian limestone of Conybeare and Phillips, or muschelkalk of the Germans.

Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers |Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
"Mr. Conybeare," responded Clark, instinctively thinking of Member for Camborne as most likely to help in the job he had in hand.

Punch, or the London Charivari Volume 107, August 25, 1894 |Various

Murchison was in favour of resignation; Conybeare took the opposite view.

Charles Lyell and Modern Geology |Thomas George Bonney

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Conybeare

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