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Of fossil teeth and bones of elephants by Hans Sloane

Reference number: RBO/13/7

Date: 1727

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Engraving from 'Philosophical Transactions' attached
Read to the Royal Society on 29 June 1727

Reference number
RBO/13/7
Earliest possible date
1727
Page extent
22 pages
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Manuscript

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Of fossil teeth and bones of elephants by Hans Sloane, 1727, RBO/13/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_13_7/of-fossil-teeth-and-bones-of-elephants-by-hans-sloane, accessed on 15 May 2025

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