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‘The vain speculation disillusioned by the sense’: the Italian painter Agostino Scilla (1629–1700) called ‘The Discoloured’, and the correct interpretation of fossils as ‘lithified organisms’ that once lived in the sea

Pages 631-651 | Received 17 Sep 2012, Accepted 11 Jul 2013, Published online: 02 Sep 2013

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