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Ref NoMS 3219/4/3/1/59
Finding NumberMS 3219/4/127/59
TitleLetter. James Watt (Heathfield) to Joseph Black (Edinburgh).
LevelItem
Date08 December 1799
DescriptionOn nitrous oxide. [Efficacy of the air holders. Does not seem to injure the lungs. Difficulty of preparation of the nitrate. Description of an accident in Mr Biddle’s laboratory. Watt’s preparation of the gas. John Roebuck is too greedy of money]. (Partners no. 210) [ Dr. Black died Friday 6 Dec. 1799]
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