LIVINGSTONE, David.
Autograph letter, signed, to J. N. Whitaker
Stock Code
91187
Murchison's Cataracts, 1863
£4,000
Description
3 pages, 8vo, lined paper, detailing the features of the thermometer he used for measuring soil temperature ('...the scale was made of box wood & had a hinge 2 or 3 inches above the bulb...'), with a sketch, explaining the basic requirements of a thermometer to take similar measurements ('...any thermometer which allows separation of the bulb from the case will do...') and suggesting manufacturers, ink slightly faded, remains of mount on final blank.
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