Letter, 'Improvement in the air pump' from John Smeaton to John Ellicott
Reference number: L&P/2/286
Date: 16 April 1752

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Subject: Engineering
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Mr. J. Smeaton to Mr. John Ellicott, F. R. S. concerning some improvements made by himself in the air-pump'
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- L&P/2/286
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- 16 April 1752
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- 20 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Smeaton, Letter, 'Improvement in the air pump' from John Smeaton to John Ellicott, 16 April 1752, L&P/2/286, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_286/letter-improvement-in-the-air-pump-from-john-smeaton-to-john-ellicott, accessed on 17 February 2025
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LXIX. A letter from Mr. J. Smeaton to Mr. John Ellicott, F. R. S. concerning some improvements made by himself in the air-pump External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1752
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1751.0070
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