| RefNo | AP/9/23/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished manuscript, 'Observations on the new system of diagonal framing, introduced into HM [His Majesty's] Navy by R [Robert] Seppings Esq' by William Morgan |
| Date | [1819] |
| Description | Morgan analyses the advantages of Seppings' system of diagonal framing in shipbuilding, preventing the ship from arching in the direction of its length. Minor annotations appear throughout in graphite.
Subject: Engineering
Written by Morgan at the Deptford Dockyard [London]. Communicated by Thomas Young. Read to the Royal Society 22 April 1819. |
| Extent | 12p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/9/23 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |
| NA7101 | Seppings; Sir; Robert (1767 - 1840) | 1767 - 1840 |