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Unpublished letters and paper, regarding the ramming of fuses for bombs by John Macdonald

Reference number: AP/5/25

Date: 1786-1787

Description

Paper by Macdonald regarding his design for a machine to streamline the ramming of fuses for bombs. The paper includes a plate illustrating the design. It is preceded by a covering letter from Will [William] Roy to Mr [Joseph] Planta. The original covering letter from John Macdonald to Thomas Palmer follows the manuscript.

Subject: Engineering / Military

Reference number
AP/5/25
Earliest possible date
1786-1787
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
16 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Roy

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John Macdonald

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William Roy, John Macdonald, Unpublished letters and paper, regarding the ramming of fuses for bombs by John Macdonald, 1786-1787, AP/5/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_5_25/unpublished-letters-and-paper-regarding-the-ramming-of-fuses-for-bombs-by-john-macdonald, accessed on 21 January 2025

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