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Letter, 'The model machine made by Mr Salter to shew his pipes for extracting foul air out of ships' from Richard Mead to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/2/213

Date: 13 June 1751

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Subject: Engineering

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Reference number
L&P/2/213
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13 June 1751
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Mead

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Richard Mead, Letter, 'The model machine made by Mr Salter to shew his pipes for extracting foul air out of ships' from Richard Mead to Martin Folkes, 13 June 1751, L&P/2/213, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_213/letter-the-model-machine-made-by-mr-salter-to-shew-his-pipes-for-extracting-foul-air-out-of-ships-from-richard-mead-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 09 May 2026

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