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Letter, from Paul Dudley to the Secretary of the Royal Society, dated at Roxbury

Reference number: EL/D1/94

Date: 13 November 1727

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Observations of earthquakes in New England, but in particular the one which occurred on 29 October 1727
Notes are added which are the title and footnote in 'Philosophical Transactions'
Note on back of letter states: 'duplicate sent in 1735 of one sent in 1727'

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EL/D1/94
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13 November 1727
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15 pages
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Manuscript

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Paul Dudley

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Paul Dudley, Letter, from Paul Dudley to the Secretary of the Royal Society, dated at Roxbury, 13 November 1727, EL/D1/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_94/letter-from-paul-dudley-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society-dated-at-roxbury, accessed on 25 March 2025

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