Paper, 'An account of some observations relating to natural history made in a journey to the peak in Derbyshire [England]' by J [John] Martyn
Reference number: CLP/7ii/12
Date: 13 February 1728
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Martyn opens by stating that 'the peak in Derbyshire, having hitherto been described in scarce any other light, than as a place composed of wonders; I was not a little desirous to make some enquiry into the nature of a place generally esteemed one of the most surprizing of our own country.' He presents his observations on the peak.
Subject: Geography
Read to the Royal Society on 13 February 1728
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of some observations relating to natural history, made in a journey to the Peak in Derbyshire'
- Reference number
- CLP/7ii/12
- Earliest possible date
- 13 February 1728
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- 19 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Martyn, Paper, 'An account of some observations relating to natural history made in a journey to the peak in Derbyshire [England]' by J [John] Martyn, 13 February 1728, CLP/7ii/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_7ii_12/paper-an-account-of-some-observations-relating-to-natural-history-made-in-a-journey-to-the-peak-in-derbyshire-england-by-j-john-martyn, accessed on 15 January 2025
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IV. An account of some observations relating to natural history, made in a journey to the Peak in Derbyshire External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1730
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1729.0005
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Classified papers: volume 7ii concerning 'Architecture, Ship-building, Geography, Navigation, Voyages, Travels'
1721-1739 Reference number: CLP/7ii
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