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RefNoHS/11/477
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Frederick Levick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Blaina, Newport
CreatorLevick; Frederick (1803-1867); partner in Blaina iron works of Levick and Simpson
Date4 June 1866
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has seen John Frederick William Herschel's letter regarding the use of compressed air for working machinery in deep mines. Encloses two papers on the subject by one of his sons. Comments on the use FL has made of compressed air in his mines.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originBlaina, Newport
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11560
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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