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Paper, Account of 'Telluris Theoria sacra [Sacred theory of the Earth]' by [Thomas] Burnet

Reference number: CLP/22i/13

Date: 1681

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Account of the book, which is a study concerning the earth, by Burnet [also called Burnetio].

Subject: Astronomy, Cosmogony

Reference number
CLP/22i/13
Earliest possible date
1681
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Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, Account of 'Telluris Theoria sacra [Sacred theory of the Earth]' by [Thomas] Burnet, 1681, CLP/22i/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_22i_13/paper-account-of-telluris-theoria-sacra-sacred-theory-of-the-earth-by-thomas-burnet, accessed on 11 November 2025

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