Letter, from Paul Dudley [to the Royal Society], dated at Roxbury
Reference number: EL/D1/92
Date: 13 November 1727
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An account of earthquakes in New England, but in particular the one which occurred on 29 October 1727
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 39, no 437, p 63
Read to the Royal Society on 25 January 1727
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- EL/D1/92
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- 13 November 1727
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- 3 pages
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Paul Dudley, Paul Dudley, Letter, from Paul Dudley [to the Royal Society], dated at Roxbury, 13 November 1727, EL/D1/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_92/letter-from-paul-dudley-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-roxbury, accessed on 21 January 2026
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VII. An account of the several earthquakes which have happen’d in New-England, since the first settlement of the English in that country, especially of the last, which happen'd on Octob. 29, 1727. Communicated to the Royal Society, by Paul Dudley, Esq; F. R. S. in a letter to the secretary External link, opens in new tab.
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III. Part of a letter from the Reverend Mr. Benjamin Colman, of Boston in New England, to the late Bishop of Peterborough; giving an account of the late earthquake which happened there. Communicated by Dr. Jurin. R. S. S. &c External link, opens in new tab.
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