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Hans Sloane

Physician and collector

Born: 16 April 1660

Died: 11 January 1753

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 21/01/1685

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Hans Sloane

Remarks about his voyage to the Baltic: about a cataract and floating timbers to Gothenburg by river, which were to be used as ships' masts; and Tycho Brahe's ruined observatory Read to the Royal Society on 18 December 1700 Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 266, p 691

18 December 1700 Sender: Patrick Gordon , Patrick Gordon Reference number: EL/G1/68