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Mechanics

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Papers on engineering and inventions, 1859 - 1862

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/456
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous correspondence and papers regarding engineering and new inventions. The correspondents include W.H. Smith, C. Manby, W. Farr, E. Dunkin, A. de Morgan and C.V. Walker. Many of the papers are printed, and they include notices of meetings, pamphlets and circulars. The subjects include ship telegraphs, anchors, saccharometers, water meters, gas burners, water filters, hay-making machines, the presidential address of the Institute of Civil Engineers, and the Report of the Harbours...
Dates: 1859 - 1862
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).