| Reference number | EL/B2/90 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter, from Bernard Forest de Belidor to Dr [Cromwell] Mortimer |
| Creator | Blidor; Bernard Forest de (1697-1761); applied mathematician; engineer |
| Date | 1731 |
| Description | Concerning two draughts of machines for raising water
Belidor asks for more information about them so that he can use them in his treatise on machines |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0f97cb6c-e31a-4947-a4df-75f05c54b584 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |
| NA7803 | Belidor; Bernard Forest de (1693 - 1761) | 1693 - 1761 |