'An account of some observations relating to natural history made in a journey to the Peak in Derbyshire by John Martyn'

Reference number: RBO/14/12

Date: 1728

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Details of plants found in the Peak district - that the Peak was notable for seven places - Chatsworth, seat of the Duke of Devonshire, Mamtor, Elden hole, the ebbing and flowing well, a Buxton well, Peak's hole, and Pool's hole
Details about the geology of the area - about the lead mines
Read to the Royal Society on 13 February 1728

Reference number: RBO/14/12
Earliest possible date: 1728
Page extent: 9 pages
Format: Manuscript

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'An account of some observations relating to natural history made in a journey to the Peak in Derbyshire by John Martyn', 1728, RBO/14/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_12/an-account-of-some-observations-relating-to-natural-history-made-in-a-journey-to-the-peak-in-derbyshire-by-john-martyn, accessed on 20 June 2025

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