Atlantic Disaster: Boston Responds to the Cape Ann Earthquake of 1755.
In: New England Quarterly, Jg. 90 (2017-03-01), Heft 1, S. 7-35
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The article discusses the religious, scientific and media responses to the Cape Ann Earthquake of 1755 that had an alarming impact on Boston, Massachusetts, and other Atlantic regions. The environmental data gathered after the earthquake helped American colonists' to achieve certainty about the natural disaster. It states that the Lisbon earthquake helped the Americans to broaden their horizon of environmental change. The development of transatlantic science is also discussed.
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Atlantic Disaster: Boston Responds to the Cape Ann Earthquake of 1755.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | ROBLES, WHITNEY BARLOW |
Zeitschrift: | New England Quarterly, Jg. 90 (2017-03-01), Heft 1, S. 7-35 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2017 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0028-4866 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1162/TNEQ_a_00583 |
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