Proposals for forming by subscription, in the metropolis of the British Empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, ... (Presented) to [blank] by the managers of the institution.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[London],
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[1799]
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| Series: | Eighteenth century collections online.
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| Online Access: | Full text online |
| Item Description: | The 'Introduction' is signed on page 23: Rumford, i.e. Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. The institution was established as the Royal Institution of Great Britain. The two final leaves contain a form, addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, for subscribers. Press figure 8 on page 18. Reproduction of original from the "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas". Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 50, 4 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰. |