| Description | [Loss of the book by Dalberg. Engine near Erfurd. Mr Buckling is a scoundrel: Watt jr. should have nothing to do with him; he stole a piece of tin ore; bribed a servant to show him parts of the engine; has poached an engine man from Cornwall and constructed a bad and expensive engine. He, himself, has no time to undertake philosophical pursuits, as business is too demanding. Cronstedt's book is now inaccurate and out of date; he will send a copy of Kirwan's Mineralogy. He recommends elementary texts for chemistry and the memorisation of the mechanical part of Gravesand's physics. He sends buttons, and a chest of tools for Mr Rheinhard. He is about to leave for London]. |