Paper, 'Conjectures concerning the cause, and observations concerning the phenomena of earthquakes, particularly that of Nov 1 1755' by John Michell
Reference number: L&P/3/426
Date: 1759
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Contains three pages of figures.
Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Conjectures concerning the cause, and observations upon the phænomena of earthquakes; particularly of that great earthquake of the first November, 1755, which proved so fatal to the city of Lisbon, and whose effects were felt as far as Africa and more or less throughout almost all Europe; by the Reverend John Michell, M. A. Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge.'
Read in February and March 1760
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- L&P/3/426
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- 1759
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- Ink on paper and figures
- Page extent
- 15 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Michell, Paper, 'Conjectures concerning the cause, and observations concerning the phenomena of earthquakes, particularly that of Nov 1 1755' by John Michell, 1759, L&P/3/426, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_426/paper-conjectures-concerning-the-cause-and-observations-concerning-the-phenomena-of-earthquakes-particularly-that-of-nov-1-1755-by-john-michell, accessed on 12 July 2025
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LV. Conjectures concerning the cause, and observations upon the phænomena of earthquakes; particularly of that great earthquake of the first November, 1755, which proved so fatal to the city of Lisbon, and whose effects were felt as far as Africa and more or less throughout almost all Europe; by the Reverend John Michell, M. A. Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge. External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1759
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1759.0057
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