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CHAP. 32. 
Sloane — Memoirs of — Born in Ireland — His ftrong 
bias to natural hijlory in his youth — 'Travels 
with Dr. Tancred Robmfon— Favourite with 
Sydenham — Attends the Duke Albemarle to 
Jamaica — Succefsful in his purfuit of ohje^ls in 
natural hifiory — Secretary to the Royal Society — 
Zealous promoter of the difpenfary — Catalogus 
Plantarum Jamaicse — Sloane V liberal commu^ 
nication to Ray — Greatly augments his Muj^um 
by the acceffion of QoViXttYis* 
T the fame period of time, lived 
X 3l Ray, Morison, Plukenet, Pe- 
TivER, Sloane, and Sherard, under 
whofe countenance, and culture, the know- 
ledge of nature received the moft rapid and 
fubftantial improvement, which it had ever 
experienced. In this period, fyftem had 
been revived and improved by Morison, 
Ray, Herman, Tournefort, and Ri» 
viNus. In this period alfo, Rhede, Rum- 
PHius, Plumier, and Sloane, publifhed 
sloane. 
Vol. IL 
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tUofe 
