| RefNo | CLP/3i/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Of making cloth with sheeps wool' by Will [William] Petty |
| Date | [1661] |
| Description | Petty describes different types of sheep wool and how they are procured, and then describes the steps necessary in transforming the wool into yarn or thread, which is then used to make cloth.
Subject: Industry / Agriculture
Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1661. |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBC/1/30 |
| RBO/1/27 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8268 | Petty; Sir; William (1623 - 1687); natural philosopher, administrator, and economist | 1623 - 1687 |