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Ref NoMS 3219/4/1/6/2/7
Finding NumberMS 3219/4/56/7
TitleLetter. James Lind (Windsor) to James Watt (Birmingham).
LevelItem
Date19 October 1784
Description[He asks if Mr Boulton intends to make a balloon of copper. He asks about Mr Priestley's improvements in obtaining inflammable gas. Dr Fordyce has found a cheap process for obtaining it from bones so a large balloon can be filled for 50s. Is there a method of softening horn?].
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