Public art & sculpture · Yorkshire & the Humber
Nicholas Saunderson
In or near Langsett.
Nicholas Saunderson — a public art in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Roger May — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penistone · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Nicholas Saunderson is a public art located in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Nicholas Saunderson (20 January 1682 – 19 April 1739) was a blind English scientist and mathematician. According to one historian of statistics, he may have been the earliest discoverer of Bayes' theorem. He worked as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, a post also held by Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage and Stephen Hawking.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.5273, -1.6446
- District
- Barnsley
- Parish
- Penistone
- Postcode
- S36 9QQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Nearest railway station
- Penistone — 1.5 km
Sources
- osm: node/10584831990 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Nicholas Saunderson (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nicholas Saunderson?
- Nicholas Saunderson is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode S36 9QQ), in the parish of Penistone.
- What is Nicholas Saunderson?
- Nicholas Saunderson — a public art in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Nicholas Saunderson?
- The nearest railway station is Penistone, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode S36 9QQ.
- Is Nicholas Saunderson a protected site?
- Yes — Nicholas Saunderson is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Nicholas Saunderson free to visit?
- Yes, Nicholas Saunderson is free to enter.
- How do I get to Nicholas Saunderson?
- The nearest railway station is Penistone, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S36 9QQ.