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Ref NoMS 3219/4/10/5/4
Finding NumberMS 3219/4/287
TitlePapers on scientific subjects
LevelFile
Date1765 - 1809
DescriptionThese include graphs and calculations for the boiling point of water; particulars of the steam wheel; papers and drawings of various engines in Scotland; experiments on evaporation of steam by Dr Roebuck and Watt; various papers about chemistry, dyeing, canals, gunpowder, cotton etc.; papers about engines and Watt's improved oleostatic lamp with a copy of Argand's patent; various papers by John Southern on steam and steam engine experiments and calculations for the velocity of water; correspondence between Watt, James Mylne and William Strutt concerning heating the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow by steam.
Extent79
FormatItems
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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