Buckland

/ (ˈbʌklənd) /

noun

William . 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages

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Examples from the Web for buckland

Buckland believes passionately in using great cultural communicators to get the message out.
The Hottest Show on Earth|Olivia Cole|December 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Buckland had often issued the invitation to the furthermost tip of the Arctic.
The Hottest Show on Earth|Olivia Cole|December 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Dr Buckland allows that the circumstances of the incarceration of his Toads were not natural.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse
He stopped quite suddenly and dropped his voice to a whisper: "Anything doin', Mr. Buckland?"
Boy Woodburn|Alfred Ollivant

Buckland asked a good number of the most distinguished of all classes to dine with him on one of the days of this scientific fair.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXIX., October, 1852|Various
Stuart had fallen back, and had reached the vicinity of Buckland.
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins|John Esten Cooke
He threw the rein to his servant, mounted the consular stair, and at the head met Buckland emerging.
Vassall Morton|Francis Parkman