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Letter, 'Of the earthquake of 14 Nov' from Charles Bonnet to Abraham Trembley

Reference number: L&P/3/112

Date: 14 November 1755

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Subject: Geology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from Mons. Bonnet, F. R. S. to Mr. Trembley, F. R. S. dated at Geneva, 30 January 1756, concerning the earthquake on the 14th of November, 1755, in Valais in Swisserland. Translated from the French'

Read 19 January 1756

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L&P/3/112
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14 November 1755
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Ink on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Bonnet

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Charles Bonnet, Letter, 'Of the earthquake of 14 Nov' from Charles Bonnet to Abraham Trembley, 14 November 1755, L&P/3/112, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_112/letter-of-the-earthquake-of-14-nov-from-charles-bonnet-to-abraham-trembley, accessed on 09 June 2026

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