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country, so much the better. If not he will be glad to get
it in any country may that will give it were friendly to his own: in Russia
rather than any where in the first place because she is a our best friend to
England, and because merit, as far at least as it comes depends
to the knowledge upon the Empress is sure to be encouraged.
If not, If this notion be a mistaken one, the blame of the mistake is partly in great
measure yours for having always told me the taught me to entertain it. When the book
is out i will take the liberty of sending you a
few copies. If upon seeing these his book, you should think
him likely to be of any use, will you, my good
Sir, be kind enough to get him mentioned to the
Ld Sandwich of your country. My brother has
paid a particular attention to the oeconomy of the
Dockyards, and has collected hints for several various
improvements relative to that head.

⊞ ⊞ To p.25. The following is a list of the Essays above
spoken of: of which the 1st & 8th are ready for the
press: the others all except the 9th are in come considerable
forwardness.

Amongst other projects of his, less brilliant but perhaps more sensible, is one for an experiment a machine
on to answer the purposes and more than the purposes of the Diving-bell: in which amongst
other things he proposes to make it & moveable &
capable of being steered: upon the a principle ⊞ ⊞ somewhat resembling that on which of the
glass bubbles and images, by a variation in the
pressure of the air incumbent on the water they
float in & thence in the quantity of water contained
in each, are made to rise and sink in it.⊞ ⊞ As far as i can judge of it, it promises to be possible.
Be cautious to whom you mention this: for the way
of the world is, one man steals your invention, while
another

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	169	Main Headings
Folio number	109	Info in main headings field	letter to foster petersburgh
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f21 / f22 / f23 / f24
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::l v g propatria [britannia motif]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	caroline vernon
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	letter 248, vol. 2	ID Number	56929
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