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Unpublished letter, regarding a way of building vaults from J [Jean] Giral to unknown recipient

Reference number: AP/4/9

Date: 09 August 1780

Description

Giral explains that he wrote his work on building vaults whilst designing the decoration for the Place Royale du Peyrou [Promenade du Peyrou, Montpellier, France]. He attempts to provide a solution to building vaults with multiple arches.

Subject: Engineering / Architecture

Written by Giral in Montpellier, Languedoc [France].

Reference number
AP/4/9
Earliest possible date
09 August 1780
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Jean Giral

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Jean Giral, Unpublished letter, regarding a way of building vaults from J [Jean] Giral to unknown recipient, 09 August 1780, AP/4/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_4_9/unpublished-letter-regarding-a-way-of-building-vaults-from-j-jean-giral-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 18 March 2025

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