Record

RefNoAP/6/6/1
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished manuscript, 'Dissertazione su di un nuovo ritrovato, per corregere le alterazioni, che produce l'aria negli orologi da sacca' ['Essay on a new invention to correct alterations produced by air in pocket watches'] by Tomaso Felicetti
Date28 June 1789
DescriptionPaper by Felicetti concerning proposed improvements in the design of pocket watches seeking to minimise the effect of air trapped inside the watch on the watch's motion.

A slip of paper pasted onto the final page reads 'Mr [Alexander] Aubert lookd them over but did not approve of them'.

Subject: Watchmaking / Engineering

Written by Felicetti in Napoli [Naples, Italy].
LanguageItalian
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordAP/6/6
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3292Aubert; Alexander (1730 - 1805)1730 - 1805
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