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Paper, 'Of the eruption of Vesuvius which began November 1784 and continued until December 1785' by William Hamilton

Reference number: L&P/8/186

Date: 24 January 1786

Description

Contains three plates.

Subject: Geology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Some particulars of the present state of Mount Vesuvius; with the account of a journey into the province of Abruzzo, and a voyage to the island of Ponza. In a letter from Sir William Hamilton, K.B. F. R. S. and A.S. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S'

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Reference number
L&P/8/186
Earliest possible date
24 January 1786
Physical description
Ink on paper and three plates
Page extent
23 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Hamilton

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William Hamilton, Paper, 'Of the eruption of Vesuvius which began November 1784 and continued until December 1785' by William Hamilton, 24 January 1786, L&P/8/186, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_186/paper-of-the-eruption-of-vesuvius-which-began-november-1784-and-continued-until-december-1785-by-william-hamilton, accessed on 14 October 2024

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