| Description | [He was pleased to hear of Watt jr.'s safe arrival. Mr Argand is now in England and pursuing the manufacture of his lamps. He sends thanks to Mr De Luc. Miss De Luc was well. Criticism of Watt jr.'s handwriting. Recommends the study of mathematics, natural philosophy and drawing. Describes the launch of an inflammable air balloon which reached Newcastle under Lyne, piloted by 'an ignorant hairdresser from Oxford']. |