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Letter, 'The earthquake at Montserrat, described by Mrs Rowlands' from Francis Haskins Eyles Stiles to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/528

Date: 02 July 1754

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Subject: Vulcanology

Read 4 July 1754

Reference number
L&P/2/528
Earliest possible date
02 July 1754
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
8 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Francis Haskins Eyles-Stiles

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Francis Haskins Eyles-Stiles, Letter, 'The earthquake at Montserrat, described by Mrs Rowlands' from Francis Haskins Eyles Stiles to the Royal Society, 02 July 1754, L&P/2/528, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_528/letter-the-earthquake-at-montserrat-described-by-mrs-rowlands-from-francis-haskins-eyles-stiles-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 20 March 2025

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