Reference number | CLP/10iii/27 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, 'Our manner or wayes of flooding our lands without the help of a river, and the proffitts thence arising' by Sir Norton Knatchbull |
Date | [1660s] |
Description | Paper regarding methods of flooding lands in Kent using a small stream and rainwater. Knatchbull reports that this flooding is profitable for the community as it makes the land safer for sheep and eliminates weeds and other invasive plants.
Subject: Agriculture
Procured by Henry Oldenburg. |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |