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Add. MS a/204/120
Titre
James David Forbes to William Whewell
Date(s)
- 23 Mar. 1857 (Production)
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Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
2 pp
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Histoire archivistique
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Edinburgh - Further to an enquiry WW made relative to the origin of the oblique arch, JDF has seen a reference to its origins in the 'Civil Engineer' journal for 1842, vol.v, p. 39: 'it is ascribed to Chapman in 1787; who it is stated claims it for himself in the article oblique arch in Rees's Cyclopaedia'.