Reference number | AP/12/8 |
Level | File |
Title | Unpublished paper and letter, regarding improvements to the bottoms of ships by Archd [Archibald] Duff |
Date | 28 February 1826 |
Description | Duff describes a new method of deducing the relative abilities of floating bodies of different forms to pass through water, with a view to improving the construction of ships' bottoms in order to enhance the speed at which naval ships are able to travel. Preceded by a covering letter to the Secretary of the Royal Society.
Subject: Engineering
Written by Duff in Elgin [Moray, Scotland]. |
Extent | 9p |
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/12/8/1 |
AP/12/8/2 |