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Letter, 'Of the earthquake of Sept 30' from John Nixon and Thomas Cave to John Ward

Reference number: L&P/2/170

Date: 08 October 1750

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Contains newspaper clipping.

Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from the Rev. Mr. John Nixon F. R. S. to Mr. John Ward, F. R. S. and Rhet. Prof. Gresham. serving to accompany two letters; one from Sir Thomas Cave, Bart. and another from the Minister of Weston with Sutton in Northamptonshire; concerning the earthquake on Sept. 30. 1750'

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Reference number
L&P/2/170
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08 October 1750
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Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
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Typescript
Manuscript

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John Nixon

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Thomas Cave

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John Ward

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John Nixon, Thomas Cave, John Ward, Letter, 'Of the earthquake of Sept 30' from John Nixon and Thomas Cave to John Ward, 08 October 1750, L&P/2/170, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_170/letter-of-the-earthquake-of-sept-30-from-john-nixon-and-thomas-cave-to-john-ward, accessed on 21 January 2025

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