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Twining, Alexander Catlin, 1801-1884 Archive of Alexander Twining, including inventions, writings and patents [Decimalized .01- .07]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07242 Author/Creator: Twining, Alexander Catlin, 1801-1884 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1837-1883 Pagination: 5 items + ev. Order a Copy

Twining was an astronomer, and invented an ice-making apparatus. The archive includes: supplement to patent application, bound handwritten scientific journal, essay, various letters and diagrams.

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