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William Buckland (1784–1856)

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  2. “Reliquiæ Diluvianæ; or, Observations on the Organic Remains contained in Caves, Fissures, and Diluvial Gravel, and on other Geological Phenomena, attesting the action of an Universal Deluge” (London, 1823).

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EDMONDS, J. William Buckland (1784–1856). Nature 178, 290–291 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178290a0

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