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Extract of Monsieur du Quet's memoirs about rowing

Reference number: EL/Q/8

Reference number
EL/Q/8
Page extent
25 pages
Format
Manuscript

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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), Extract of Monsieur du Quet's memoirs about rowing, EL/Q/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_q_8/extract-of-monsieur-du-quets-memoirs-about-rowing, accessed on 10 November 2025

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