Letter, 'Of the earthquake felt in London' from Henry Baker to Martin Folkes
Reference number: L&P/2/36
Date: 08 February 1750
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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. to Martin Folkes Esq; President of the Royal Society, concerning the earthquake felt at London Feb. 8, 1749-50'
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- L&P/2/36
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- 08 February 1750
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- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Henry Baker, Letter, 'Of the earthquake felt in London' from Henry Baker to Martin Folkes, 08 February 1750, L&P/2/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_36/letter-of-the-earthquake-felt-in-london-from-henry-baker-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 21 April 2025
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I. Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. to Martin Folkes Esq; President of the Royal Society, concerning the earthquake felt at London Feb. 8, 1749-50 External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1750
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1749.0114
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