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Paper, 'Of Cornish gold' by Henry Baker

Reference number: L&P/2/362

Date: 20 June 1753

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Subject: Geology

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L&P/2/362
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20 June 1753
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Baker

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Henry Baker, Paper, 'Of Cornish gold' by Henry Baker, 20 June 1753, L&P/2/362, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_362/paper-of-cornish-gold-by-henry-baker, accessed on 17 August 2026

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