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DM1306 - Brunel Collection
11 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
1 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
2 - E.S.N. Compy Report Book
Ref No
DM1306/11/1/2/folio 190
Title
Letter from William Jacomb to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description
Written from Eastern Steam Navigation, Millwall Ironworks, London. The letter forwards on to Brunel a letter from Mr Dent of the Woolwich Ordnance Laboratory who witnessed part of Jacomb's experiments on the inflammability of various samples of treated and untreated woods. This may refer to the letter copied out on Folios 148-149.
Date
29 June 1855
Format
Manuscript volume
Extent
1 page
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Access Conditions
This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.
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