Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.11571

    Mortar and mount

    Date
    1740s
    Creator
    Benjamin Robins (1707 - 1751, British) , Mathematician
    Object type
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    Material
    Dimensions
    height (drawing): 163mm
    width (drawing): 148mm
    Subject
    Content object
    Description
    Sketch of a mortar at elevation and a four-legged platform or mounting. With brief text above, a draft of the opening section of a letter: ‘I received your [?] and should have answered it sooner…’

    Benjamin Robins (1707-1751) British mathematician and military engineer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1727.

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