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James Watt

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Watt, James,
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The file contains:;1) an autograph letter of two pages written in Birmingham on 15 June 1779 to "Monsieur" concerning an experiment and its results.;2) an autograph letter of two pages written in Glasgow on 10 November 1817 to David Brewster concerning Watt's intended journey to Edinburgh.;3) an autograph letter of one page written [in Birmingham] on 29 May 1818 to James Corrie confirming the invitation of the addressee and Prof. Davy to Watt's house.

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Reference Code
ARC. 4* 1982 1 115
Dates
1779-1818
Languages
English;
Description
The file contains:;1) an autograph letter of two pages written in Birmingham on 15 June 1779 to "Monsieur" concerning an experiment and its results.;2) an autograph letter of two pages written in Glasgow on 10 November 1817 to David Brewster concerning Watt's intended journey to Edinburgh.;3) an autograph letter of one page written [in Birmingham] on 29 May 1818 to James Corrie confirming the invitation of the addressee and Prof. Davy to Watt's house.
Title
James Watt.
Contributors
Notes
Catalog of the Sidney M. Edelstein Collection (1981) no: 2674-2676
Host Item
Sidney M. Edelstein Autographs and Documents Collection
Access Rights
online_resources
Level of Description
File Record
Biographical summary
James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose Watt steam engine, an improvement of the Newcomen steam engine, was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.
Credits
אוסף אדלשטיין, הספרייה הלאומית
National Library system number
990039117800205171

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Watt, James,, James Watt, 1779-1818, סימול ARC. 4* 1982 1 115, Sidney M. Edelstein Autographs and Documents Collection.

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אוסף אדלשטיין, הספרייה הלאומית

      1. James Watt