| Reference number | L&P/3/85 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Of the water in Gowland's pond near Durham on Nov 1, as observed at Reading' from Spencer Cowper to William Clavering Cowper |
| Date | 1755 |
| Description | Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An extraordinary and surprising agitation of the waters, though without any perceptible motion of the Earth, having been observed in various parts of this Island, both maritime and inland, on the same day, and chiefly about the time, that the more violent commotions of both Earth and waters so extensively affected many very distant parts of the Globe; the following accounts, relating to the former, have been transmitted to the Society; in which are specified the times and places when and where they h'
Read 15 January 1756 |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1755.0059 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3695 | Cowper; William Clavering (1709 - 1764); 2nd Earl Cowper | 1709 - 1764 |