William Musgrave Sr. to Hans Sloane – January 24, 1705/06
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Date: January 24, 1705/06 Author: William Musgrave Sr. Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040 Folio: ff. 116-121
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English
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British Library, London
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Material Culture, Philosophical Transactions, Scientific
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Dredging, Engineering, Engines, Illustrations
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January 24, 1705/06
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Exon
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Hawkins
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Musgrave relays a detailed description of an engine used to dredge the bottom of the River Exe. He includes illustrations. The device was invented by a watchmaker named Hawkins. William Musgrave, Senior was a physician, antiquary, and Fellow of the Royal Society. He acted as second secretary to the Royal Society and edited several volumes of the Philosophical Transactions (Alick Cameron, Musgrave, William (16551721), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19668, accessed 8 July 2013]).
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