Letter, 'Of the ruption of Mount Vesuvius' from John Parker to his father
Reference number: L&P/2/302
Date: 20 December 1751
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Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Part of a letter from Mr. John Parker, an English painter at Rome, to his father at London, concerning the late eruption of Mount Vesuvius: Communicated by Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S'
Read 28 May 1752
- Reference number
- L&P/2/302
- Earliest possible date
- 20 December 1751
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, 'Of the ruption of Mount Vesuvius' from John Parker to his father, 20 December 1751, L&P/2/302, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_302/letter-of-the-ruption-of-mount-vesuvius-from-john-parker-to-his-father, accessed on 06 June 2026
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