Letter, 1957 February 23, Williams Bay, Wis., to Sanborn C. Brown, Cambridge, Mass.

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Letter, 1957 February 23, Williams Bay, Wis., to Sanborn C. Brown, Cambridge, Mass.

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Is not familiar with Rumford's original writings, but believes he must have been familiar with the principles of thermally induced convection.

1 leaf. 28 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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