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Letter, 'Account of the earthquake at Caerhun, near Conway on 12 March 1800' from John Lloyd to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/11/127

Date: 17 March 1800

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Subject: Seismology

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Reference number
L&P/11/127
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17 March 1800
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Lloyd

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John Lloyd, Letter, 'Account of the earthquake at Caerhun, near Conway on 12 March 1800' from John Lloyd to Joseph Banks, 17 March 1800, L&P/11/127, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_11_127/letter-account-of-the-earthquake-at-caerhun-near-conway-on-12-march-1800-from-john-lloyd-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 15 August 2026

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