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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/1/folio 343-347
Title	Letter from Professor C. Piazzi Smyth to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description	Written from 1 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh. The letter promises to send Brunel a sample of Piazzi Smyth's small naval reflecting circle for Brunel to see a smaller example of the device that Smyth is organising for him. The letter also includes detailed instructions for constructing a stabilising stand with details of dimensions and illustrative sketches. The letter explains how the device is intended to work and is illustrated with small diagrams and sketches on Folios 344, 345 and 347.
Date	11 December 1854
Format	Manuscript volume
Extent	5 pages
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