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'The Report of the Committee of the Member of the Royal Society in Ireland, appointed to examine the structure and sayling of Sir William Petty's new ship'

Reference number: RBO/2i/29

Date: 1662

Description

Painted figure of Petty's double-bottomed ship (catamaran)
Lists the chief objections to Petty's new ship
Read to the Royal Society on 28 January 1662

Reference number
RBO/2i/29
Earliest possible date
1662
Page extent
12 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'The Report of the Committee of the Member of the Royal Society in Ireland, appointed to examine the structure and sayling of Sir William Petty's new ship', 1662, RBO/2i/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2i_29/the-report-of-the-committee-of-the-member-of-the-royal-society-in-ireland-appointed-to-examine-the-structure-and-sayling-of-sir-william-pettys-new-ship, accessed on 25 March 2025

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