| Ref No | DM1306/11/1/1/folio 408-409 |
| Title | Letter from Professor C. Piazzi Smyth to Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
| Description | Written from 1 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh. The letter reports that a friend of Smyth's has brought back from a naval voyage several naval instruments which Smyth had lent him, including an early version of one of Smyth's Edinburgh Reflecting Circles which he has sent to Brunel along with some other items as samples and to give Brunel an idea of what the instruments that he and Smyth are developing will look like when completed. Smyth also discusses various ways of making the device work better. |
| Date | 18 January 1855 |
| Format | Manuscript volume |
| Extent | 2 pages |
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| Access Conditions | This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access. |