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Paper, 'Of earthquakes' by William Stukeley

Reference number: L&P/3/172

Date: 20 May 1756

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Subject: Geology

Read 27 May 1756

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L&P/3/172
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20 May 1756
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Paper, 'Of earthquakes' by William Stukeley, 20 May 1756, L&P/3/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_172/paper-of-earthquakes-by-william-stukeley, accessed on 23 January 2025

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