Letter, 'Of the earthquake of March 8' from James Burrow to the Royal Society
Reference number: L&P/2/57a
Date: 09 March 1750
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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the earthquake on Thursday morning, March 8, 1749. as seen in the Inner Temple Garden, by Robert Shaw (a very sensible Scotchman) then at work there ; communicated by James Burrow Esq ; F. R. S.'
Read 15 March 1750
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- L&P/2/57a
- Earliest possible date
- 09 March 1750
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Burrow, Letter, 'Of the earthquake of March 8' from James Burrow to the Royal Society, 09 March 1750, L&P/2/57a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_57a/letter-of-the-earthquake-of-march-8-from-james-burrow-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 21 June 2025
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