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TitleLetter, 'Earthquake at Glasgow on 30 and 31 Dec 1755. Also of a shower of dust which fell on a ship between Shetland and Ireland' from Robert Whytt to John Pringle
Date10 February 1756
DescriptionSubject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the earthquake felt at Glasgow and Dumbarton; also of a shower of dust falling on a ship between Shetland and Iceland; in a letter from Dr. Robert Whytt, Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, to John Pringle, M. D. F. R. S'

Read 19 February 1756
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1755.0069
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA4560Whytt; Robert (1714 - 1766)1714 - 1766
NA6809Pringle; Sir; John (1707 - 1782)1707 - 1782
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