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'An Account - Concerning the Tin-mines in Devonshire' by Dr Cotton

Reference number: RBO/3/11

Date: 25 May 1664

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Details about the working of the mine, about the different types of tin produced and prices that tin sells for

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RBO/3/11
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25 May 1664
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Cotton

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Edward Cotton, 'An Account - Concerning the Tin-mines in Devonshire' by Dr Cotton, 25 May 1664, RBO/3/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_3_11/an-account-concerning-the-tin-mines-in-devonshire-by-dr-cotton, accessed on 05 December 2024

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