Record

RefNoMC/5/222
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Robert Mallet, Delville, Glasnevin, Co Dublin, to Colonel [Edward] Sabine, Secretary of the Royal Society
Date24 January 1856
DescriptionRegarding Mallet's construction of two wrought iron mortars and the forging on it, which will potentially be done by the Mersey Steel & Iron Company of Liverpool. Mallet requests a grant for further experiments into some elements of the construction.

[Note: Sabine was at this point treasurer of the Royal Society.
The letter is over two papers, the second of which is labelled MC/5/222a within the volume.]
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/5/224
MC/5/225
MC/5/226
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3801Mallet; Robert (1810 - 1881)1810 - 1881
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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