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Account of the bones of a mammoth or elephant found in Siberia by Michael Wolochowicz, dated at Irkutsk

Reference number: EL/B3/45

Date: 10 February 1724

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Lists of bones are presented in six tables
Observations of the bones are also made

Reference number
EL/B3/45
Earliest possible date
10 February 1724
Page extent
11 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Account of the bones of a mammoth or elephant found in Siberia by Michael Wolochowicz, dated at Irkutsk, 10 February 1724, EL/B3/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_45/account-of-the-bones-of-a-mammoth-or-elephant-found-in-siberia-by-michael-wolochowicz-dated-at-irkutsk, accessed on 10 October 2024

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