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Extract of a letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society], dated at Dublin

Reference number: EL/P1/31

Date: 13 January 1677

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Discusses factors relating to Petty's new horse-drawn carriage

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EL/P1/31
Earliest possible date
13 January 1677
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Petty

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Sir; William Petty

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William Petty, Sir; William Petty, Extract of a letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society], dated at Dublin, 13 January 1677, EL/P1/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_31/extract-of-a-letter-from-william-petty-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 15 June 2025

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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