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In 1681 Dr. Grew published a folio volume , entitled " Museum Regalis Societatis , " or a catalogue and description of the natural and artificial rarities belonging to the Royal Society , and preserved at Gresham college .
In 1681 Dr. Grew published a folio volume , entitled " Museum Regalis Societatis , " or a catalogue and description of the natural and artificial rarities belonging to the Royal Society , and preserved at Gresham college .
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| Title | The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 16 The General Biographical Dictionary, Alexander Chalmers |
| Author | Alexander Chalmers |
| Editor | Alexander Chalmers |
| Publisher | J. Nichols, 1814 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 31 Aug 2007 |
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