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Letter, 'Descriptions of specimens of soils and rocks sent (with paper) from Naples and neighbourhood' by William Hamilton

Reference number: L&P/5/242

Date: 05 March 1771

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Subject: Geology

Read 30 May 1771

Reference number
L&P/5/242
Earliest possible date
05 March 1771
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
8 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Hamilton

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William Hamilton, Letter, 'Descriptions of specimens of soils and rocks sent (with paper) from Naples and neighbourhood' by William Hamilton, 05 March 1771, L&P/5/242, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_242/letter-descriptions-of-specimens-of-soils-and-rocks-sent-with-paper-from-naples-and-neighbourhood-by-william-hamilton, accessed on 13 February 2025

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