| Reference number | EL/M1/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Report of the committee of the members of the Royal Society in Ireland appointed to examine the structure and sayling of Sir William Petty's new shipp', dated at Dublin |
| Date | 5 January 1662 |
| Description | Those on the committee from the Society were Lord Massareen, Anthony Morgan, Peter Pett, Robert Southwell, William Petty.
Conference discussed the double-bottomed ship (catamaran) - list of objections to its construction are given with explanations
Read to the Royal Society on 28 January 1662 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 12 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8268 | Petty; Sir; William (1623 - 1687); natural philosopher, administrator, and economist | 1623 - 1687 |