Selby, England

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Place: Selby
Element: osmium, iridium
Scientist: Tennant

Finkle Street of Selby

Tennant's birthplace

The Elizabethan Inn

Above the door

presenting the plaque

press release

appearance of the Elizabethan pub today

Close-up of the plaque

southwest view

Selby Abbey

where Tennant was christened

founded in 1069

Inside the Church

"leper squint"

explanatory legend

street has been named for Smithson Tennant

nothing to do with the life of the person