| RefNo | MC/11/312 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Letter from F [Fidèle] Motte, Dampremy, to [William Spottiswoode], President of the Royal Society, London | 
| Creator | Motte; Fidèle (fl 1879); civil engineer | 
| Date | 22 February 1879 | 
| Description | Presenting his research on hydraulics, with which he aims to make improvements to maritime steam navigation. The research is divided into four chapters on a variety of theories and propositions and he includes a brief description of his resulting invention. | 
| Language | French | 
| Extent | 16p | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA7690 | Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist | 1825 - 1883 |