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Letter, 'Of a basaltes specimen of the Giant's Causeway' from Henry Baker to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/363

Date: 21 June 1753

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Subject: Geology

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Reference number
L&P/2/363
Earliest possible date
21 June 1753
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of a basaltes specimen of the Giant's Causeway' from Henry Baker to the Royal Society, 21 June 1753, L&P/2/363, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_363/letter-of-a-basaltes-specimen-of-the-giants-causeway-from-henry-baker-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 January 2026

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