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Letter, 'Of an earthquake at Chester 2 Apl 1750' from Robert Paul to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/118

Date: 4 April 1750

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Subject: Meteorology

Publihsed in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from Chester, concerning an earthquake felt there April 2.1750. communicated by Robert Paul Esq; F. R. S'

Read 3 May 1750

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L&P/2/118
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4 April 1750
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Paul

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Robert Paul, Letter, 'Of an earthquake at Chester 2 Apl 1750' from Robert Paul to the Royal Society, 4 April 1750, L&P/2/118, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_118/letter-of-an-earthquake-at-chester-2-apl-1750-from-robert-paul-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 20 June 2025

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