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Letter, 'Of the earthquake of Nov 17 1755' from Mrs L Belchier to Stephen Hales

Reference number: L&P/3/233

Date: 25 July 1756

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Subject: Geology

Read 31 March 1757

Reference number
L&P/3/233
Earliest possible date
25 July 1756
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of the earthquake of Nov 17 1755' from Mrs L Belchier to Stephen Hales, 25 July 1756, L&P/3/233, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_233/letter-of-the-earthquake-of-nov-17-1755-from-mrs-l-belchier-to-stephen-hales, accessed on 09 February 2025

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