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Thomas Waite mined for coal at Mauston near Leeds on 20 May 1639 - details about the colours of the soil found
Read to the Royal Society on 8 March 1698

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RBO/8/38
Earliest possible date
1698
Page extent
7 pages
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Manuscript

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'Concerning Coal borings Communicated by Dr Martin Lister which Rote or Record he had from Mr Maleceret of Arncliffe in Yorkshire', 1698, RBO/8/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_8_38/concerning-coal-borings-communicated-by-dr-martin-lister-which-rote-or-record-he-had-from-mr-maleceret-of-arncliffe-in-yorkshire, accessed on 14 October 2024

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