| RefNo | AP/6/6/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished manuscript, 'Dissertazione su di un nuovo ritrovato, per corregere le alterazioni, che produce l'aria negli orologi da sacca' ['Essay on a new invention to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 |
| Date | 28 June 1789 |
| Description | Paper 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]. |
| Language | Italian |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/6/6 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3292 | Aubert; Alexander (1730 - 1805) | 1730 - 1805 |