Letter, 'Of the irruption of Solway Moss' from John Walter to James Stuart
Reference number: L&P/5/276
Date: 30 January 1772
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Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Account of the irruption of Solway Moss in December 16, 1772; in a letter from Mr. John Walker, to the Earl of Bute, and communicated by his Lordship to the Royal Society.'
Read 13 February 1772
- Reference number
- L&P/5/276
- Earliest possible date
- 30 January 1772
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, 'Of the irruption of Solway Moss' from John Walter to James Stuart, 30 January 1772, L&P/5/276, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_276/letter-of-the-irruption-of-solway-moss-from-john-walter-to-james-stuart, accessed on 21 March 2025
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XV. Account of the irruption of Solway Moss in December 16, 1772; in a letter from Mr. John Walker, to the Earl of Bute, and communicated by his Lordship to the Royal Society. External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1772
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1772.0017
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Decade 5 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1768-1772 Reference number: L&P/5
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