Copy of a letter, from William Petty to William Brouncker
Reference number: EL/P1/12
Date: 01 January 1662
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Original dated 15 November 1662
Concerning developments to Petty's new ship; wishes the Society to examine it
That 'tayles' or 'sterne pieces' have been fitted - that the ship is 30 feet long, mast was 28 feet long
- Reference number
- EL/P1/12
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1662
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Petty, Copy of a letter, from William Petty to William Brouncker, 01 January 1662, EL/P1/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_12/copy-of-a-letter-from-william-petty-to-william-brouncker, accessed on 26 March 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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William Brouncker
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William Petty
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