Letters, mainly to various officials in the Board of Health from scientists, inventors and manufacturers., 1855-1860.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.51.1.15
Scope and Contents
Included among the correspondents are the chemist Sir Henry E Roscoe, the inventor Sir Charles Wheatstone, and the engineer Sir William Fairbairn.
A considerable number of printed items have been bound into the volume and are mainly reports and articles on various heating and ventilating systems, including a few in French.
There are also some of John Francis Campbell`s notes on experiments relating to heating and ventilation, with diagrams.
Dates
- Creation: 1855-1860.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English; Scottish Gaelic
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (959 folios. Folio.)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
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National Library of Scotland
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk