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The History and Philosophy of Earthquakes

The History and Philosophy of Earthquakes

The History and Philosophy of Earthquakes

Accompanied by John Michell's 'Conjectures Concerning the Cause, and Observations upon the Phænomena of Earthquakes'
Member of the Royal Academy of Berlin
August 2013
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9781108059909
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    supposedly by John Bevis, 1693-1771

    NB stress that the connecting thread is the Great Earthquake (Lisbon) 1 Nov 1755.

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    August 2013
    Paperback
    9781108059909
    432 pages
    216 × 140 × 24 mm
    0.55kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • A methodical account of earthquakes J. C. Sturmius
    • Of the nature of earthquakes M. Lister
    • Discourses concerning earthquakes R. Hooke
    • Earthquakes caused by some accidental obstruction of a continual subterranean heat J. Woodward
    • A physicochymical explanation of subterraneous fires, earthquakes, etc. M. Lemery
    • Of the volcanos and earthquakes in Peru M. Bouguer
    • The natural history of volcanos and earthquakes M. Buffon
    • A summary of the causes of the alterations which have happened to the face of the earth J. Ray
    • Some considerations on the causes of earthquakes S. Hales
    • The philosophy of earthquakes W. Stukeley
    • Phaenomena of the great earthquake of November 1, 1755, in various parts of the globe.
      Contributors
    • J. C. Sturmius, M. Lister, R. Hooke, J. Woodward, M. Lemery, M. Bouguer, M. Buffon, J. Ray, S. Hales, W. Stukeley

    • Editor
    • Member of the Royal Academy of Berlin