Letters, 'On a specimen of native tin' from Henry Rosevarne and William Borlase to Charles Morton
Reference number: L&P/5/76
Date: 27 January 1769
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Subject: Metallurgy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Letters from the Rev. Dr. William Borlase, F. R. S. Rector of Ludgvan in Cornwall, to Charles Morton, M.D. F. R. S. and from Mr. Rosewarne, of Truro, to Dr. Borlase; giving an account of a specimen of native tin found in Cornwall, and now deposited in the Museum of the Royal Society'
Read 16 February 1769
- Reference number
- L&P/5/76
- Earliest possible date
- 27 January 1769
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Borlase, Letters, 'On a specimen of native tin' from Henry Rosevarne and William Borlase to Charles Morton, 27 January 1769, L&P/5/76, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_76/letters-on-a-specimen-of-native-tin-from-henry-rosevarne-and-william-borlase-to-charles-morton, accessed on 15 March 2026
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VII. Letters from the Rev. Dr. William Borlase, F. R. S. Rector of Ludgvan in Cornwall, to Charles Morton, M.D. F. R. S. and from Mr. Rosewarne, of Truro, to Dr. Borlase; giving an account of a specimen of native tin found in Cornwall, and now deposited in the Museum of the Royal Society External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1769
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1769.0007
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Decade 5 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1768-1772 Reference number: L&P/5
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