JB/538/009/001

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Feb: 27. 1776. Linc - Inn.

Ce n'est qui ce matin que Cette maudite engeance du Caffé m'ont portè votre lettre.
O. my dear Sam never think of meddling with aether: it
is by an enormous deal too expensive - So is Alcohol.
I question wh Perhaps it may be necessary, or at least useful
in order to obviate the irregularity in the pressure of the external
air, which would make a variation in the boiling point, to have
a loaded valve: if so the fluid must escape and be lost — No - upon
second thoughts, not necessarily. Nor by the bye will the loaded
valve obviate the irregularity. for the pressure which the
vapour of the water will have to overcome will always
be the pressure of the weight put upon the valve, plus the
pressure of the external atmosphere,- which last will still be
a variable quantity.

Qu. however whether aether is easily condensible as well as
easily convertible into vapour? If so, avec beaucoup
de menagemens, it may posssibly be made to do after all.
The objection you make touching elasticity seems very pertinent
and very worthy of attention.

Oh. my dear Sam - I am quite charmed at the happy
prospects of our friend - The instant they are realized
let me know.

I mean rather to prefer "we". I mean that we should lessen
or rather take off altogether the burden of reproach, from
the persons in question, by sharing it ourselves. The
"on" the "one" the "men" is a remedy of the same kind, but
not so strong.

Identifier: | JB/538/009/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1776-02-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
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