Proposals for forming by subscription in the metropolis of the British Empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.

  • Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814.
Date:
[1799]
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Credit: Proposals for forming by subscription in the metropolis of the British Empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    P ROPO S A L S FOR FORMING BY SUBSCRIPTION, ' • ' IN THE METROPOLIS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, A PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR DIFFUSING THE KNOWLEDGE AND FACILITATING THE GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF USEFUL MECHANICAL INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND FOR TEACHING, By Courfes of Philosophical Lectures and Experiments, THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE • * ♦ TO THE COMMON PURPOSES OF LIFE, (Prefented) to by the Managers of the Institution.