Letter from Dr W. H. Wollaston to Charles Macintosh

Made:
1825-03-05
maker:
Wollaston, William Hyde

The letter was written in reply to an urgent request for an opinion on Macintosh's steel samples. Wollaston describes Macintosh's distillation of coal tar as being better than 'laborious condensation of peat' and advises him on methods of reducing iron oxides.

Details

Extent:
230
375
Identifier:
MS/1157
Access:
Open Access