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Paper, [A new method of rowing galleys and ships] by Monsieur du Quet

Reference number: EL/Q/6

Date: 1721

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Read to the Royal Society on 2 November 1721

Reference number
EL/Q/6
Earliest possible date
1721
Page extent
10 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

French engineer; protege of the Duc d'Orleans Du Quet (fl 1702-1721)

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French engineer; protege of the Duc d'Orleans Du Quet (fl 1702-1721), Paper, [A new method of rowing galleys and ships] by Monsieur du Quet, 1721, EL/Q/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_q_6/paper-a-new-method-of-rowing-galleys-and-ships-by-monsieur-du-quet, accessed on 09 March 2026

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