Letter, 'Earthquakes in Calabria, 1783' from William Hamilton to Joseph Banks
Reference number: L&P/8/33
Date: 23 May 1793
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Subject: Meteorology/Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the earthquakes which happened in Italy, from February to May 1783. By Sir William Hamilton, Knight of the Bath, F. R. S.; in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S'
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- L&P/8/33
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- 23 May 1793
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 14 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Hamilton, Letter, 'Earthquakes in Calabria, 1783' from William Hamilton to Joseph Banks, 23 May 1793, L&P/8/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_33/letter-earthquakes-in-calabria-1783-from-william-hamilton-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 14 May 2025
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