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Letter, 'On comparitive language' from Antoine Gebelin to James Hutton

Reference number: L&P/5/28

Date: 10 April 1768

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Subject: Linguistics

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L&P/5/28
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10 April 1768
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'On comparitive language' from Antoine Gebelin to James Hutton, 10 April 1768, L&P/5/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_28/letter-on-comparitive-language-from-antoine-gebelin-to-james-hutton, accessed on 14 July 2025

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