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
- Measurements:
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folded230.00mm (height)185.00mm (width)overall230.00mm (height)375.00mm (width)
- Extent:
- 3 pages on 1 sheet
- Identifier:
- MS/1157
- Access:
- Open Access
- rights:
- Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions