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Chadd, litigation regarding the silting of Wells Harbour in Norfolk, Lord Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, allows leading civil engineer John Smeaton, to provide scientific evidence, origin of modern rules on acceptance of expert witnesses.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363776945#Undated", "title": "1782 in Great Britain", "revid": 1363776945, "section": "Events › Undated"}}]}