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Letter, 'Of an earthquake in Cornwall in the autumn of 1783' from John Call to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/8/117

Date: 31 January 1784

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Subject: Meteorology

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L&P/8/117
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31 January 1784
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Ink on paper
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9 pages
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Manuscript

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John Call

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John Call, Letter, 'Of an earthquake in Cornwall in the autumn of 1783' from John Call to Joseph Banks, 31 January 1784, L&P/8/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_117/letter-of-an-earthquake-in-cornwall-in-the-autumn-of-1783-from-john-call-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 23 May 2025

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