| RefNo | L&P/5/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'The eruption of Mount Vesuvius of 1767' from William Hamilton to James Douglas |
| Date | 29 December 1767 |
| Description | Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An Account of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in 1767: In a Letter to the Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society, from the Honourable William Hamilton, His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary at Naples'
Read 11 February 1768 |
| Extent | 12p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1768.0001 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2732 | Hamilton; Sir; William (1730 - 1803) | 1730 - 1803 |
| NA7826 | Douglas; James (1702 - 1768); 14th Earl of Morton | 1702 - 1768 |