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Ref NoDM1306/11/1/1/folio 244-246
TitleLetter from C. Piazzi Smyth to an unidentified correspondent described as "My dear Friend" [possibly C. May]
DescriptionWritten from 1 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh. The letter promises to set Adie to work (on making the naval instrument that Smyth is developing), comments that some of Brunel's observations are correct and explains the reasons behind these observations and some of Smyth's design choices. There is a small sketch on Folio 246 illustrating some of Smyth's design ideas.
Date8 July 1854
FormatManuscript volume
Extent3 pages
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