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Paper, Account of Dominic Bottoni's 'De immani trinacriae terrae motu; idea historico-physica.... [Concerning the immense Sicilian earthquakes; historical-physical philosophy]' by [John Gaspar] Scheuchzer

Reference number: CLP/22ii/10

Date: 1724

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Bottoni's book printed in Messina in 1718. Gives an historical account of the violent earthquakes which happened in the Kingdom of Sicily in 1693, 1694, and 1717. Also offers 'philosophical digressions' (natural history) on the causes and effects of the earthquakes. Paper read to the Royal Society on 19 November 1724.

Subject: Seismology, Geography

Reference number
CLP/22ii/10
Earliest possible date
1724
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Ink on paper
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18 pages
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Manuscript

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Domenico Bottoni

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John Caspar Scheuchzer

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Domenico Bottoni, John Caspar Scheuchzer, Paper, Account of Dominic Bottoni's 'De immani trinacriae terrae motu; idea historico-physica.... [Concerning the immense Sicilian earthquakes; historical-physical philosophy]' by [John Gaspar] Scheuchzer, 1724, CLP/22ii/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_22ii_10/paper-account-of-dominic-bottonis-de-immani-trinacriae-terrae-motu-idea-historico-physica-concerning-the-immense-sicilian-earthquakes-historical-physical-philosophy-by-john-gaspar-scheuchzer, accessed on 20 March 2025

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