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Edwin Drake (Wikipedia)
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The Wikipedia article on Edwin Drake, consulted for its account of his 1859 oil well at Titusville and the documented prior claims to oil drilling in Poland, Germany and Canada.
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Drake
Source TypeReference Work
Reliability Tier2
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Edwin Drake (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (28 claims)
This source backs 28 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 7 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Engineers, 14 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 6 general references.
- Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
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