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Ref NoMS 3219/7/1/1/5/56
Finding NumberMS 3219/7/5/56
TitleLetter. Davies Giddy (Tredrea; St Ives, Cornwall) to [Gregory Watt] (Soho)
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Date26 May 1799
Description[The Cornish opponents. Intended to visit this summer. He will probably see Dr Beddoes and Davy: their experiments with gases. Recommends Mr Kempthorne of Helston, Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, who will be visiting Birmingham with his pupil, Lord Grantham, and is interested in mechanics and mathematics. He has been occupied by a commercial commission for the county; tax returns. He hopes to see James Watt soon].
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LanguageEnglish
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