RefNo | MS/710/58 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from James F W Johnston, Durham University, to Robert Were Fox, Falmouth |
Date | 16 May 1835 |
Description | States his intention to emulate Fox's Cornish experiments on the electric condition of mineral veins in local lead mines and asks for advice on how to guard against errors. Gives news of the unsuccessful bid for the Allen mineral collection, which has been bought by a Manchester gentleman for £1,600. |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA5942 | Johnston; James Finlay Weir (1796 - 1855) | 1796 - 1855 |