Account of William Petty's double-bottomed ship (catamaran) called 'the experiment' by unknown author

Reference number: EL/P1/36

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Concerning the voyage in London and the Bay of Biscay - concerning the science of shipbuilding
Analysis of Petty's shipbuilding
and the voyages of his ship 'Invention' to Holyhead
Printed document with report about Petty's ship 'the Invention' - publication not identified

Reference number: EL/P1/36
Page extent: 6 pages
Format: Manuscript and Printed

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Account of William Petty's double-bottomed ship (catamaran) called 'the experiment' by unknown author, EL/P1/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_36/account-of-william-pettys-double-bottomed-ship-catamaran-called-the-experiment-by-unknown-author, accessed on 09 June 2026

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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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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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