Letter, 'Of the earthquake shock of March 18' from Taylor to the Royal Society
Reference number: L&P/2/70
Date: 25 March 1750
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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Abstract of a letter from Mr. Pennant to Rich. Holford Esq; Master in Chancery, of an earthquake felt in Flintshire, on April 2. 1750'
Read 29 March 1750.
- Reference number
- L&P/2/70
- Earliest possible date
- 25 March 1750
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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XXXVIII. Abstract of a letter from Mr. Pennant to Rich. Holford Esq; Master in Chancery, of an earthquake felt in Flintshire, on April 2. 1750 External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1750
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1749.0152
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