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One letter from E Delignières and two from Hugh Falconer, discussing 'the reputed fossil man of Abbeville' and 'the human jaw of Abbeville'.

Subject: Palaeontology / Archaeology

Reference number
AP/45/12
Earliest possible date
1863
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Printed

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Hugh Falconer

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Hugh Falconer, Letters, regarding fossil finds at Abbeville [France] from various correspondents, 1863, AP/45/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_45_12/letters-regarding-fossil-finds-at-abbeville-france-from-various-correspondents, accessed on 17 March 2026

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