Letter, from William Petty to Robert Moray, dated at Dublin
Reference number: EL/P1/23
Date: 25 February 1663
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Discussing his work on the new ship - 12 foot long, 6.5 feet broad, and 12 inches deep, 23 foot mast
and defending it against objections made
- Reference number
- EL/P1/23
- Earliest possible date
- 25 February 1663
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Petty, Sir; William Petty, Letter, from William Petty to Robert Moray, dated at Dublin, 25 February 1663, EL/P1/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_23/letter-from-william-petty-to-robert-moray-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 07 June 2026
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Robert Moray
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William Petty
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