| Ref No | MS 3219/6/3/3 |
| Title | Papers concerning publications |
| Level | Series |
| Date | 1808 - 1848 |
| Description | These include publications of various memoirs of James Watt; the publication of Dominique Francois Jean Arago's Eloge Historique de James Watt (Paris, 1839) and its translation (London and Edinburgh, 1839); publications on the history of the steam engine and publications of James Watt's discovery of the theory of composition of water. |
| Related Material | The Watt and Muirhead papers were microfilmed by Adam Matthews publications as part of 'Industrial Revolution: A Documentary History'. 'Muirhead I' was published in Series One: parts 6 and 8, in 1997. The 'James Watt papers' were published in 'Series Three', 1999.
All the microfilms and their catalogues are available in Birmingham City Archives. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |