Letter, 'A group of basaltine rocks recently discovered near Padua' from John Strange to John Pringle
Reference number: L&P/6/70
Date: 10 March 1775
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Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of two Giants Causeways, or groups of prismatic basaltine columns, and other curious vulcanic concretions, in the Venetian state in Italy; with some remarks on the characters of these and other similar bodies, and on the physical geography of the countries in which they are found. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S. by John Strange, Esq. F. R. S'
Read 15 June 1775
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- L&P/6/70
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- 10 March 1775
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John Strange, Letter, 'A group of basaltine rocks recently discovered near Padua' from John Strange to John Pringle, 10 March 1775, L&P/6/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_70/letter-a-group-of-basaltine-rocks-recently-discovered-near-padua-from-john-strange-to-john-pringle, accessed on 25 June 2025
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II. An account of two Giants Causeways, or groups of prismatic basaltine columns, and other curious vulcanic concretions, in the Venetian state in Italy; with some remarks on the characters of these and other similar bodies, and on the physical geography of the countries in which they are found. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S. by John Strange, Esq. F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1775
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1775.0003
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