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RefNoAP/13/20/1
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished letter, relating to Parrot's method for repairing a hole in a tunnel from Mc I [Marc Isambard] Brunel to Dr [William Hyde] Wollaston
Date16 June 1828
DescriptionBrunel explains that he received Parrot's plan for repairing the hole in the tunnel amongst 420 other plans submitted for the project. He then briefly summarises Parrot's plan.

Subject: Engineering
LanguageFrench
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordAP/13/20
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7956Brunel; Sir; Marc Isambard (1769 - 1849); civil engineer1769 - 1849
NA8298Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist1766 - 1828
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