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  <dc:title>David Skene. M.D.: Notes and Essays on Mineralogy</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Volume entitled: 'Mineralogy, coals etc' containing notes and essays on coal and other minerals in Scotland, Scottish Collieries and the extraction of coal, 1753 - 1770.

The volume also contains some medical notes on diseases, notes on history, chemistry and philosopy and several miscellaneous items including a letter from his father, Reverend Andrew Skene, to the Lord Findlater, patron of the Church of Banff.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1753-1770</dc:date>
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