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Letter, 'Of an extraordinary large elephant's tooth found at Munslet, Norfolk, over 11 lbs in weight' from Henry Baker to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/1/376

Date: 26 March 1745

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Contains a figure.

Subject: Archaeology/Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. to the President, concerning an extraordinary large fossil tooth of an elephant'

Read 28 March 1745

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L&P/1/376
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26 March 1745
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Baker

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Henry Baker, Letter, 'Of an extraordinary large elephant's tooth found at Munslet, Norfolk, over 11 lbs in weight' from Henry Baker to Martin Folkes, 26 March 1745, L&P/1/376, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_376/letter-of-an-extraordinary-large-elephants-tooth-found-at-munslet-norfolk-over-11-lbs-in-weight-from-henry-baker-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 19 May 2025

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