Correspondence of the late James Watt on his discovery of the theory of the composition of water. With a letter from his son / Edited with introductory remarks and an appendix by James Patrick Muirhead.

  • James Watt
Date:
1846
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Credit: Correspondence of the late James Watt on his discovery of the theory of the composition of water. With a letter from his son / Edited with introductory remarks and an appendix by James Patrick Muirhead. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page Letter from James Watt, Esq. to the Editor, . . i Introductory Eemarks, by the Editor, . . . xvii Summary of the History of the ]jrogress towards the discovery, and of the discovery itself, . . cxxiii Extracts from the late Mr. Watt’s Correspondence re- specting his discovery of the theory of the compo- sition of Water, ...... 3 Translation of a Letter from Dr. Blagden, Sec. R.S.L., to Dr. Lorenz Crell, . . . . . . 71 Atpendix :— No. I.—Thoughts on the constituent parts of water and of dephlogisticated air; with an account of some experiments on that subject. In a letter from Mr. James Watt, Engineer, to Mr. De Luc, F.K.S. . 77 No. II.—Sequel to the Thoughts on the constituent parts of water and of dephlogisticated air, in a sub- sequent letter from Mr. James AVatt, Engineer, to Mr. De Luc, F.K.S., . . . . .106 No. III.—Experiments on Air. By Henry Cavendish, Esq., F.K.S. and S.A. Ill