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Concerning an earthquake in Northampton by Reverend J Wasse, rector of Aynho in Northamptonshire

Reference number: RBO/16/53

Date: 1731

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Original letter dated 21 October 1731
Communicated to the Royal Society on 4 November 1731

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RBO/16/53
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1731
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1 page
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Concerning an earthquake in Northampton by Reverend J Wasse, rector of Aynho in Northamptonshire, 1731, RBO/16/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_16_53/concerning-an-earthquake-in-northampton-by-reverend-j-wasse-rector-of-aynho-in-northamptonshire, accessed on 17 August 2026

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