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Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the structure of the dental tissues of marsupial animals, and more especially of the enamel'.

Addressed to Robt [Robert Edmond] Grant. Communicated by Grant. Received and read by the Royal Society on 21 June 1849.

Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 5, 1851.

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PT/36/5
Earliest possible date
20 June 1849
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Ink on paper
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36 pages
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Manuscript

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John Tomes

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John Tomes, Paper, 'On the structure of the dental tissues of marsupial animals and more especially of the enamel' by John Tomes, 20 June 1849, PT/36/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_36_5/paper-on-the-structure-of-the-dental-tissues-of-marsupial-animals-and-more-especially-of-the-enamel-by-john-tomes, accessed on 14 April 2026

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