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4 pages in Persian, translated into English.

Subject: Geology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of an Earthquake at chattigaon: Translated from the Persian by Mr. Edward Gulston, in the service of the Honourable East India company, and communicated by him to the Reverend Mr. Hirst'

Read 17 November 1763

Reference number
L&P/4/171
Earliest possible date
01 November 1762
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Earthquake at Islamabad 2 April 1762' by Edward Gulston, 01 November 1762, L&P/4/171, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_171/paper-earthquake-at-islamabad-2-april-1762-by-edward-gulston, accessed on 15 June 2025

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