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MS 3219 - James Watt and Family Papers - 13th century - 1873
4 - Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)
1 - Incoming correspondence of James Watt - 1761-1819
6 - 'Other' files of correspondence - 1761 - 1819
2 - Letters from James Lind to James Watt and from Watt to Lind. - 1764 - 1769
Ref No
MS 3219/4/1/6/2/12
Finding Number
MS 3219/4/56/12
Title
Letter. James Watt (Glasgow) to James Lind (Edinburgh; Cannongate).
Level
Item
Date
04 September 1765
Description
[Part of letter missing]. [He has tried his small model of his perfect engine which gives great hopes of success. He has also tried distillation in a vacuum, which has not worked].
Extent
1
Format
Item
Access Status
Open
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