Letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/P1/13

Date: 01 November 1662

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Discussing work on Petty's shipbuilding - performance of ship against a Dutch boat in Dublin harbour

Reference number: EL/P1/13
Earliest possible date: 01 November 1662
Page extent: 1 page
Format: Manuscript
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William Petty

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William Petty, Letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society], 01 November 1662, EL/P1/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_13/letter-from-william-petty-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 28 April 2025

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters P1
1660-1725 Reference number: EL/P1

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