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Scientist of the Day
Joseph Paxton
AUGUST 3, 2015
Sir Joseph Paxton, an English gardener and architect, was born Aug. 3, 1803. When still a young man, Paxton was hired by William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire, to oversee the restoration of the gardens at the family estate of Chatsworth, in Derbyshire. Paxton...