Correspondence of the late James Watt on his discovery of the composition of water : with a letter from his son /
Watt, James,1736-1819.
Muirhead, James Patrick,1813-1898.
Hay, J.,active 1846,binder.NLS
Wilkinson, E. J.,Miss,active 1846,former owner.NLS
[London and Edinburgh] : London: John Murray. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons,
1846.
Text mainly in English and also includes some text in French. Some of text in English translated from French.
One of the two plates a portrait of James Watt.
First 6 pages contain half-title (statement of printing on reverse), titlepage (reverse blank), table of contents.
Half-title: The discovery of the composition of water.
Statement of printing: Edinburgh: printed by T. Constable, printer to Her Majesty.
Provenance: In a binding by J. Hay, Register House, Edinburgh; inscription on upper fly-leaf: Miss E. J. Wilkinson from her affectionate nephew the editor. Christmas Day 1846.
Watt, James, 1736-1819
Water
Scientists