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  <dc:title>Unpublished paper, 'An account of a new mode of propelling vessels' by Wm [William] Hale</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Hale describes his method of propelling vessels at sea, designed for use in calm or unfavourable wind conditions. His invention involves discharging water from the stern of the vessel using a propellor. Includes one separate page of illustrations.

Subject: Engineering

Written by Hale at Lexden Road, Colchester [Essex, England]. Communicated by Richd [Richard] Penn. Received by the Royal Society on 24 February 1831.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>[1831]</dc:date>
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