Science on the 19th of February 1819 in history

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Date	Type	Text
19 Feb 1819 William Smith	science	William Smith (exploration) Captain William Smith in British merchant brig Williams sights Williams Point, the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetlands, the first land discovered south of latitude 60° S.	0

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