Letter, 'Of the earthquake of March 8' from Mr Oakes to John Ellicott
Reference number: L&P/2/66
Date: 18 March 1750

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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter to Mr. J. Ellicott F. R. S. concerning an earthquake at Portsmouth, March 18. 1749-50'
Read 22 March 1750
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- L&P/2/66
- Earliest possible date
- 18 March 1750
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, 'Of the earthquake of March 8' from Mr Oakes to John Ellicott, 18 March 1750, L&P/2/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_66/letter-of-the-earthquake-of-march-8-from-mr-oakes-to-john-ellicott, accessed on 08 February 2025
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Related Publications
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XXV. Extract of a letter to Mr. J. Ellicott F. R. S. concerning an earthquake at Portsmouth, March 18. 1749-50 External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1750
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1749.0139
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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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Decade 2 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1749-1755 Reference number: L&P/2
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John Ellicott
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