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XV. Account of the Earthquake felt in various Parts of England, 
November 18, 1795; with some Observations thereon. By 
Edward Whitaker Gray, M. D . F. R. S. 
Read May 12, 1796, 
Having been desired by the President of the Royal Society 
to draw up, from various letters transmitted to him and to the 
Society, and from such other authentic information as I might 
be able to procure, an account of the earthquake .which was 
felt in most of the midland counties of England, on Wednes- 
day, November 18, 1795, I beg leave to lay before the Society 
the following account thereof ; which, however imperfect it 
may be, contains all the material information I have been 
able to obtain upon the subject. 
The earthquake happened, as is already said, on Wednes- 
day, November 18, about eleven o'clock at night. The state 
of the weather, and other circumstances previous to it, are 
described in some of the letters hereafter noticed. Before I 
proceed to take notice of them, I shall endeavour to give a ge- 
neral idea of its extent. 
It appears that the shock was felt as far to the north as 
Leeds, and as far to the south as Bristol. To the east it was 
felt as far as_Norwich, and to the west as far as Liverpool. 
Its extent from north to south, therefore, was about 165 miles; 
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