The History and Philosophy of Earthquakes

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Accompanied by John Michell's 'Conjectures Concerning the Cause, and Observations upon the Phænomena of Earthquakes'

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Member of the Royal Academy of Berlin

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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.

Published: August 2013
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781108059909
Length: 432 pages
Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 24 mm
Weight: 0.55kg
Availability: Available

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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.

J. C. Sturmius, M. Lister, R. Hooke, J. Woodward, M. Lemery, M. Bouguer, M. Buffon, J. Ray, S. Hales, W. Stukeley