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Doc. 147.] 405
SWEDENBORG ON IRONWORKS.
smelting, the treatment of ores, and roasting — therefore I
considered it more advantageous to examine the coarser
first, and to investigate the nature of fire on a large scale, in
fact to dissect it in a large subject, in order more easily to draw
conclusions thence with regard to its mode of operation and its
qualities on a small scale. For it is by no means so sure a
principle, to experiment on a small scale and by models, and
afterwards to make the application on a large scale, basing
one’s calculations upon such trials. Will Your Excellency
.
and the Honourable Royal College please to receive this
favourably, and have more regard to my intention and meaning,
than to the work itself as presented to you? Should I, at
some future time, have something of more importance to offer,
I will ask your permission again to present it to Your Ex
cellency and to the Honourable Royal College, that you may
derive some profit and pleasure from it. I shall consider it my
duty to endeavour to realize these my expectations. I remain
Your most obedient servant,
Eman. SWEDENBORG .]
DOCUMENT 146.
INSTRUCTION OF QUEEN ULRICA ELEONORA
TO THE COLLEGE OF MINES
RESPECTING A MEMORIAL FROM EMANUEL SWEDENBORG .
Ulrica Eleonora, by the grace of God, Queen of Sweden,
Gothland, and Wendia, Grand-duchess of Finland, etc.
Our especial favour and gracious pleasure, under God Al
mighty, to the true men and servants, our and our country’s
State -councillor, Count, and President, as well as to the Vice
president, the Councillors ofMines, and Assessors. We graciously
send you herewith a humble petition handed to us by Assessor
Swedenborg about setting up works in connection with the
mines in the Great Copper mountain ( Stora Kopparberget) for
* From the volume containing the Royal Letters and Decrees addressed
to the College of Mines during the years 1718 and 1719, p. 150.
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