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Letter from Francis Elgar, on his paper 'The variation of stability with draught of water in ships' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/9/205

Date: 06 June 1884

Description

He is 'gratified' that the Royal Society will be publishing his paper in Proceedings. Requests a proof to be sent to him for corrections prior to publication.

Subject: Engineering

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1884].

Reference number
RR/9/205
Earliest possible date
06 June 1884
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from Francis Elgar, on his paper 'The variation of stability with draught of water in ships' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 06 June 1884, RR/9/205, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_205/letter-from-francis-elgar-on-his-paper-the-variation-of-stability-with-draught-of-water-in-ships-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 December 2024

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