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Film Legacy

When
after 1795
Where
Wold Newton meteorite fall as referenced in film
Part of
Wold Newton Meteorite

The film Robinson in Ruins referred to the meteorite fall, with its main character Robinson seeing it as showing that meteorites always fall at the time of significant events, in this case the 1795 Settlement Act amendment.

The film Robinson in Ruins referred to the meteorite fall. Its main character, Robinson, sees the event as showing that meteorites always fall at the time of significant events, in this case the 1795 amendment to the Settlement Act, which allowed capitalism to develop faster in England.

Sources

  1. Wold Cottage meteorite Wikipedia, revision of 2025-09-02

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