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Letter, 'Of the earthquake of Nov 1 as felt at Geneva' from Trembley to Trembley

Reference number: L&P/3/79

Date: 1755

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2 pages in French with 3 pages of English translation.

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 8 January 1756

Reference number
L&P/3/79
Earliest possible date
1755
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of the earthquake of Nov 1 as felt at Geneva' from Trembley to Trembley, 1755, L&P/3/79, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_79/letter-of-the-earthquake-of-nov-1-as-felt-at-geneva-from-trembley-to-trembley, accessed on 20 June 2025

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