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compact (least encumbrance), in short most commodious,
that can be inscribed within the smallest globe [sphere]
[that will admitt the smallest sphere to circumscribe it.
In many of these things "I speak as a child: (as St
Paul sayeth) — therefore those must make allowances.
What thou hast to do therefore seemeth to be, to get one of
your including cubes (which may be of tin to save expence) fit to it
a worm of tin (which let be composed of many pieces, [viz to make it longer or shorter) fit
also an inner cube with pieces of nails and brass &c to
to represent the time piece, & go to work. Put into it
one of the Drs Thermometers if he will give you leave. Tin canisters
I think cannot be very dear.
You must keep the room in 100 degrees of heat
at least — better if 110.
A'ther is but 20d an oz. and an oz is almost
2 oz measures of water. I have bought an oz
that rate at Corbyn's in Holborn almost opposite
Lyon Street.
Written between 7 in the morning & ½ after 8.
Q.S.P has not yet heard about the money in the Stocks.
Mr D. has taken instructions from me to write.
Qu. How could your boiling a naked watch-spring
determine any thing about its elasticity? nobody suspected
it would lose all its elasticity and become like a bit of cheese
cheese — did they? besides did you try the elasticity
of it while boiling? It might lose the requisite
degree of elasticity (whatever that is) while in that degree
of heat and recover it when in that of the atmosphere.
Remember I speak as a child.
A raw heat, unrefined will not never be looked as
a discovery — Something should must have been done in the way
of experiment I should conceive; or at least it were better it
should, [as to a foundation for] a claim to a discovery. The
idea you may find many to contest with you. The is to do something
to demonstrate it's practicability. You then
make your own
11 o'clock. Maddison has this moment sent a message
to me which makes it necessary I should have his
of Blacks lectures within "3 or 4 days". word stands out
my word I say stands engaged — let me have them therefore without fail
voila an additional motive to you to come up now rather than
a few days hence; since it will save the expence of carriage, parkage, &c
for the notes.
. If the time-piece machine is never to be opend during the whole
voyage, the variation in the pressure of the atmosphere will not signify
a rush with respect to heat of the boiling fluid. because this air
will be always of the density the atmosphere was of when the vessels were
— I should have said closed.
Ten 000 take — what (shall I say) my negligence or my ill-fortune? a piece of one & piece of t'other.
Poire is out of town — no wonder I have not been able to find him - He went on Monday, & probably will not be
back these three weeks. However he knows nothing about refrigeration: and concerning clock-making I think we have got information
enough from him for the present.
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