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Letter, 'Of iron ore in Siberia' from Peter Simon Pallas to Matthew Maty

Reference number: L&P/6/181

Date: 06 November 1775

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Subject: Geology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Account of the iron ore lately found in Siberia. In a letter to Dr. Maty, Sec. R.S. by Petr. Simon Pallas, M.D. F.R.S'

Read 16 May 1776

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L&P/6/181
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06 November 1775
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Peter Simon Pallas

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Peter Simon Pallas, Letter, 'Of iron ore in Siberia' from Peter Simon Pallas to Matthew Maty, 06 November 1775, L&P/6/181, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_181/letter-of-iron-ore-in-siberia-from-peter-simon-pallas-to-matthew-maty, accessed on 13 July 2025

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