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RefNoEL/S1/22
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Robert Southwell to Robert Hooke, dated at Custom House
CreatorSouthwell; Sir; Robert (1635-1702); diplomat and government official
Date7 September 1692
DescriptionSends accounts of the lodestone and of an earthquake in Jamaica; enquires about a certain engine in Brandenburg which removes earth
In another hand is an extract of Southwell's account of the earthquake in Jamaica dated 9 September 1692
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originCustom House, London, England
Origin coordinates51.50853, -0.12574
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1bceedc1-e59d-4d3c-a2cc-17a404df193d
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8242Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher1635 - 1703
NA8282Southwell; Sir; Robert (1635 - 1702); diplomat and government official1635 - 1702
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