Letter, 'Earthquake of Nov 18 1755, as felt at Boston, Massachusetts' from unknown author

Reference number: L&P/3/134

Date: 24 November 1755

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Subject: Geology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the earthquake, Novem. 1, 1755, as felt in the lead mines in Derbyshire; In a letter from the reverend Mr. Bullock to Lewis Crusius, D. D. F. R. S.'

Read 11 March 1756

Reference number: L&P/3/134
Earliest possible date: 24 November 1755
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Letter, 'Earthquake of Nov 18 1755, as felt at Boston, Massachusetts' from unknown author, 24 November 1755, L&P/3/134, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_134/letter-earthquake-of-nov-18-1755-as-felt-at-boston-massachusetts-from-unknown-author, accessed on 11 February 2026

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LIX. An account of the earthquake, Novem. 1, 1755, as felt in the lead mines in Derbyshire; In a letter from the reverend Mr. Bullock to Lewis Crusius, D. D. F. R. S. External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1755

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1755.0060

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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1741-1806 Reference number: L&P
Decade 3 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1755-1760 Reference number: L&P/3

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