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Ref NoMS 3219/6/1/1/1/14
Finding NumberMS 3219/6/1/14
TitleLetter. James Watt (Birmingham) to James Watt jr. (Geneva; c/o Mr De Luc).
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Date17 July 1785
Description[Criticises Watt jr. for 'reading the romances' and day dreaming. He gives advice on concentration. Progress with German; possibility of training at a German merchant house or the study of science at Gottingen university. He wishes Watt jr. to have an education fit both for a manufacturer and an engineer. He has still not received the expense accounts].
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