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Letter, from W[illiam] E[rnest] Tenzelius to Hans Sloane

Reference number: EL/T/66

Date: 09 December 1699

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Concerning correspondence with rare fossil specimens
Read to the Royal Society on 10 January 1699

Reference number
EL/T/66
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09 December 1699
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1 page
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Manuscript
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William Ernest Tenzelius

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William Ernest Tenzelius, Letter, from W[illiam] E[rnest] Tenzelius to Hans Sloane, 09 December 1699, EL/T/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_66/letter-from-william-ernest-tenzelius-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 15 May 2025

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