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 |