| Reference number | AP/11/14 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper and letter, on a new system of navigation by [Jean François?] Poulliot |
| Date | October 1823 |
| Description | Poulliot proposes a new system of navigation based on the oscillating movement of water, caused both by tides and by wind. He finishes his paper by posing two questions to the Royal Society: whether the oscillating movement of the sea can be considered a driving power and whether it is possible that this power could be applicable to floating bodies. Preceded by a covering letter from Poulliot to Sir Humphry Davy.
Subject: Physics
Written by Poulliot of Pont Audemer in Paris [France]. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 18p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/11/14/1 |
| AP/11/14/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8200 | Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist | 1778 - 1829 |