Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Unpublished copy letter, regarding a newspaper report of lectures to the Wellington Philosophical Society on the tidal disturbances and earthquakes experienced in New Zealand in August 1868 from G F [George Ferguson] Bowen to the Duke of Buckingham

Reference number: AP/50/5

Date: 1868

Description

Bowen shares newspaper cuttings describing two lectures delivered by James Hector to the Wellington Philosophical Society on the topic of tidal disturbances and earthquakes experienced in New Zealand in August 1868. Bowen asks that details of the lectures be forwarded to the Royal Society. At the time, the Duke of Buckingham was the Secretary of the State for the Colonies. Preceded by a covering letter from Frederic Roger to the Secretary of the Royal Society, dated 6 November 1868.

Subject: Geology / Seismology / Oceanography

Reference number
AP/50/5
Earliest possible date
1868
Physical description
Ink on paper and newspaper cutting
Page extent
12 pages
Format
Manuscript
Printed

Creator name

George Ferguson Bowen

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

George Ferguson Bowen, Unpublished copy letter, regarding a newspaper report of lectures to the Wellington Philosophical Society on the tidal disturbances and earthquakes experienced in New Zealand in August 1868 from G F [George Ferguson] Bowen to the Duke of Buckingham, 1868, AP/50/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_50_5/unpublished-copy-letter-regarding-a-newspaper-report-of-lectures-to-the-wellington-philosophical-society-on-the-tidal-disturbances-and-earthquakes-experienced-in-new-zealand-in-august-1868-from-g-f-george-ferguson-bowen-to-the-duke-of-buckingham, accessed on 12 November 2025

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_50_5/unpublished-copy-letter-regarding-a-newspaper-report-of-lectures-to-the-wellington-philosophical-society-on-the-tidal-disturbances-and-earthquakes-experienced-in-new-zealand-in-august-1868-from-g-f-george-ferguson-bowen-to-the-duke-of-buckingham

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/ap_50_5/unpublished-copy-letter-regarding-a-newspaper-report-of-lectures-to-the-wellington-philosophical-society-on-the-tidal-disturbances-and-earthquakes-experienced-in-new-zealand-in-august-1868-from-g-f-george-ferguson-bowen-to-the-duke-of-buckingham" title="Unpublished copy letter, regarding a newspaper report of lectures to the Wellington Philosophical Society on the tidal disturbances and earthquakes experienced in New Zealand in August 1868 from G F [George Ferguson] Bowen to the Duke of Buckingham" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Archived Papers

    The 'Archived Papers' collection is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.

    Dates: 1768 - 1989

    View collection