Paper, 'Of the formation of islands' by Alexander Dalrymple
Reference number: L&P/4/405
Date: 04 May 1767
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Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'On the formation of Islands. By Alexander Dalrymple, Esquire. Communicated by C. Morton, M. D. S. R. S'
Read 2 July 1767
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- L&P/4/405
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- 04 May 1767
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- 11 pages
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- Manuscript
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Alexander Dalrymple, Paper, 'Of the formation of islands' by Alexander Dalrymple, 04 May 1767, L&P/4/405, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_405/paper-of-the-formation-of-islands-by-alexander-dalrymple, accessed on 13 July 2026
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XXXVII. On the formation of Islands. By Alexander Dalrymple, Esquire. Communicated by C. Morton, M. D. S. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1767
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1767.0039
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