Taylor, Charles, M.D. (d.1816), Manchester

  • Taylor, Charles M.D., d.1816, Manchester
Date:
1790-1808
Reference:
MS.7689
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The material described here was formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence.

Publication/Creation

1790-1808

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1 file (5 items)

Acquisition note

Purchased from: Stevens, London, November 1930, and Sotheby's, London, February 1931.

Biographical note

Charles Taylor was a physician based in Manchester; he was also interested in chemistry and was involved in experiments (for example, in chlorine bleaching) that have been seen as marking the introduction of scientific method to the dying and finishing industries.

For further information see The chemical revolution: a contribution to social technology by Archibald Clow and Nan L. Clow (London: Batchworth Press, [1952]), pp. 189 and 614.

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For further information see The chemical revolution: a contribution to social technology by Archibald Clow and Nan L. Clow (London: Batchworth Press, [1952]), pp. 189 and 614.

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Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.

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  • accs. 73104 and 56327