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Joseph Banks

Naturalist

Born: 13 February 1744

Died: 19 June 1820

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 01/05/1766

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Paper by Razumovsky exploring the origins of various bitumens, deducing that some bitumens come from deposits in ancient seas, 'modern' bitumens that come from deposits in river water, and bitumens that form daily in deposits of rainwater. The paper is preceded by an introductory letter from Thomas Hill to Sir Joseph Banks. Subject: Chemistry

1784 Sender: Thomas Hill , Grigory Kirillovich Razumovsky Reference number: AP/5/18