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Translation of a letter from Balthasar Ehrhart to Hans Sloane

Reference number: EL/E/14

Date: 01 January 1735

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Concerning Ehrhart's work on arranging fossils
Original letter, which now no longer exists, was in Latin

Reference number
EL/E/14
Earliest possible date
01 January 1735
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Balthasar Ehrhart

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Balthasar Ehrhart, Translation of a letter from Balthasar Ehrhart to Hans Sloane, 01 January 1735, EL/E/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_e_14/translation-of-a-letter-from-balthasar-ehrhart-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 18 June 2025

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