Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, 'Earthquake at Glasgow on 30 and 31 Dec 1755. Also of a shower of dust which fell on a ship between Shetland and Ireland' from Robert Whytt to John Pringle

Reference number: L&P/3/107

Date: 10 February 1756

Description

Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the earthquake felt at Glasgow and Dumbarton; also of a shower of dust falling on a ship between Shetland and Iceland; in a letter from Dr. Robert Whytt, Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, to John Pringle, M. D. F. R. S'

Read 19 February 1756

Reference number
L&P/3/107
Earliest possible date
10 February 1756
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Robert Whytt

View page for Robert Whytt

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Robert Whytt, Letter, 'Earthquake at Glasgow on 30 and 31 Dec 1755. Also of a shower of dust which fell on a ship between Shetland and Ireland' from Robert Whytt to John Pringle, 10 February 1756, L&P/3/107, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_107/letter-earthquake-at-glasgow-on-30-and-31-dec-1755-also-of-a-shower-of-dust-which-fell-on-a-ship-between-shetland-and-ireland-from-robert-whytt-to-john-pringle, accessed on 09 September 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_107/letter-earthquake-at-glasgow-on-30-and-31-dec-1755-also-of-a-shower-of-dust-which-fell-on-a-ship-between-shetland-and-ireland-from-robert-whytt-to-john-pringle

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/l-and-p_3_107/letter-earthquake-at-glasgow-on-30-and-31-dec-1755-also-of-a-shower-of-dust-which-fell-on-a-ship-between-shetland-and-ireland-from-robert-whytt-to-john-pringle" title="Letter, 'Earthquake at Glasgow on 30 and 31 Dec 1755. Also of a shower of dust which fell on a ship between Shetland and Ireland' from Robert Whytt to John Pringle" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Letters and Papers

    Dates: 1741-1806

    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    View collection