Satirical poem in the form of a letter from Thomas Hearne to Sir Hans Sloane. ca. 1725-1775.
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Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660-1753
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Hans Sloane was born in England in 1660. He studied chemistry at Apothecaries' Hall, and botany at the Chelsea Physic Garden. He went on to apprentice in medicine under Sydenham, and took over the practice when Sydenham became too ill to work. Dr. Sloane traveled to Jamaica as the physician of the second Duke of Albemarle in 1688. While in Jamaica, he collected and brought home to England more than 800 species of plants. He published two books on his experience and discoveries in Jamaica. After ...
Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735
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Thomas Hearne, English antiquary and diarist. From the description of Thomas Hearne manuscript material : 2 items, 1716-1728 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 301818385 Thomas Hearne (1678-1735), the historical antiquary, took his M.A. at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1703 and became second keeper of the Bodleian Library in 1712. For fuller details of his life and writings see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the Satirical poem in...
