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RefNoRBO/6/17
AltRefNoRBO.6.123
LevelItem
Title'Experiments to be made Relating to Land-Carriage' Proposed by Sir William Petty
Date14 May 1684
DescriptionLists enquiries to be carried out to investigate the difference and advantages of all various carriages eg horse, cart with two wheels, coach, wheel barrow, straddles, sled, waggon with four wheels, cars on two high wheels, drays on two small wheels, Irish carts on two very small wheels
LanguageEnglish
Extent4 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8268Petty; Sir; William (1623 - 1687); natural philosopher, administrator, and economist1623 - 1687
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