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Letter, 'Account of the earthquake felt in Northern England 11 August, 1786' from Samuel More to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/9/14

Date: 22 August 1786

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Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Some account of an earthquake felt in the northern part of England. In a letter from Samuel More, Esq. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S'

Read 7 December 1786

Reference number
L&P/9/14
Earliest possible date
22 August 1786
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Account of the earthquake felt in Northern England 11 August, 1786' from Samuel More to Joseph Banks, 22 August 1786, L&P/9/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_14/letter-account-of-the-earthquake-felt-in-northern-england-11-august-1786-from-samuel-more-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 17 February 2026

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