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Letter, 'Of the sea affected by the earthquake of 1 November' from William Arderon to Henry Baker

Reference number: L&P/2/558

Date: 1754

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Subject: Geography

Read 15 January 1755

Reference number
L&P/2/558
Earliest possible date
1754
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of the sea affected by the earthquake of 1 November' from William Arderon to Henry Baker, 1754, L&P/2/558, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_558/letter-of-the-sea-affected-by-the-earthquake-of-1-november-from-william-arderon-to-henry-baker, accessed on 22 January 2025

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