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RefNoMC/18/41
AltRefNoMC.03041
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Francis Hyde Villiers, Foreign Office, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
CreatorVilliers; Sir; Francis Hyde (1852-1925)
Date2 January 1903
DescriptionVilliers has been directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne, to send a copy of a letter from Mr Cumberbatch, Consul General at Smyrna, who forwards a report by Professor of Physics at the French College 'on the seismic disturbances which have taken place during the last two months', and enquires if the Royal Society would like Mr Cumberbatch to collate further information regarding this.

Enclosed is a typescript copy of a letter from H A Cumberbatch, Smyrna, to the Marquess of Lansdowne, dated 17 December 1903, consisting of two pages. Cumberbatch forwards a report regarding 'seismic disturbances that have been occruing at Smyrna' and recorded by seismometric apparatus. He is indebted to Father Jung at the College for the report and three tracings 'depicting the three most severs [sic] shocks felt up to yesterday'. Remarks it was thought Smyrna was at the centrre of the disturbances but it is only the effects of earthquakes at a distance. Includes Father Jung, Professor at the French College of the Sacre Coeur's, report of 'earthquakes at Smyrna', in French, consisting of two pages. Includes digrams depicting seismic movements in Smyrna from 20 September 1899, 23 November 1902, 5 December 1902 and 10 December 1902.

Enclosed is a memoranda to Professor [John] Milne, dated 21 January 1903, regarding letter from Foreign Office abour seismology and 'enclosing despatch from Smyrna'. [Robert William Frederick Harrison] requests Milne's opinion regarding the correspondence. Include Milne's reply dated 22 January 1903.
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FormatManuscript
Typescript
AccessStatusOpen
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