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'An account of Some Specimens of Plants communicated to Hans Sloane' by Thomas Knowlton

Reference number: RBO/14/66

Date: 1729

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Read to the Royal Society on 13 November 1729

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RBO/14/66
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1729
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1 page
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Manuscript

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'An account of Some Specimens of Plants communicated to Hans Sloane' by Thomas Knowlton, 1729, RBO/14/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_66/an-account-of-some-specimens-of-plants-communicated-to-hans-sloane-by-thomas-knowlton, accessed on 14 May 2025

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