| Reference number | L&P/4/372 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'The last eruption of Vesuvius' from William Hamilton |
| Date | 10 June 1766 |
| Description | Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Two letters from the Hon. William Hamilton, His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary at Naples, to the Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society, containing an account of the last eruption of Mount Vesuvius'
Read 5 March 1767 |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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.1767.0021 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2732 | Hamilton; Sir; William (1730 - 1803) | 1730 - 1803 |