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Thuret

Thuret can refer to a few different people or places: * Gustave Thuret (1817–1875), a French botanist * Jardin botanique de la Villa Thuret, a botanic garden founded by Gustave Thuret * Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, a French commune * Thuret family of clockmakers including: **Isaac II Thuret (1630–1706), parent **Jacques III Thuret (1669–1738), child

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Thuret can refer to a few different people or places: * Gustave Thuret (1817–1875), a French botanist * Jardin botanique de la Villa Thuret, a botanic garden founded by Gustave Thuret * Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, a French commune * Thuret family of clockmakers including: **Isaac II Thuret (1630–1706), parent **Jacques III Thuret (1669–1738), child

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1630 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1630". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=815088771

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