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Letter, 'Earthquake at Norwich, 10 Jan 1757' from William Anderson to Henry Baker

Reference number: L&P/3/204

Date: 13 January 1757

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Subject: Geology

Read 20 January 1757

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L&P/3/204
Earliest possible date
13 January 1757
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Earthquake at Norwich, 10 Jan 1757' from William Anderson to Henry Baker, 13 January 1757, L&P/3/204, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_204/letter-earthquake-at-norwich-10-jan-1757-from-william-anderson-to-henry-baker, accessed on 15 January 2025

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