Reference number | AP/12/11 |
Level | File |
Title | Unpublished letter, regarding an accelerator to facilitate the march of infantry from Charles Hudson to Thomas Young |
Date | 28 July 1825 |
Description | Hudson describes his invention for an accelerating vehicle designed to facilitate the march of infantry over long distances in hot and dry climates. He includes details of its construction and mechanical properties. It is similar to a bicycle, operated with a hand crank, and topped with an umbrella. Includes one page of illustrations.
Subject: Engineering
Written by Hudson in at No 145 Bow Bazar [Bowbazar] Street, Calcutta [Kolkata, West Bengal, India]. |
Extent | 7p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | AP/12/11/1 |
AP/12/11/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |