Letter, 'Phenomena observed in the island of Sumatra' from William Marsden to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/7/207

Date: 24 February 1781

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Subject: Exploration

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Account of a phenomenon observed upon the island of Sumatra'

Read 24 May 1781

Reference number: L&P/7/207
Earliest possible date: 24 February 1781
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript

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William Marsden

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William Marsden, Letter, 'Phenomena observed in the island of Sumatra' from William Marsden to Joseph Banks, 24 February 1781, L&P/7/207, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_207/letter-phenomena-observed-in-the-island-of-sumatra-from-william-marsden-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 17 March 2025

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XXV. Account of a phenomenon observed upon the island of Sumatra External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1781

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1781.0049

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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1741-1806 Reference number: L&P
Decade 7 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1778-1782 Reference number: L&P/7

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Joseph Banks
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