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1. Add MS 72896

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLVII. Treatise on sailing, geometry, astronomy and geography, calligraphically written in a scribal hand, with pen and ink diagrams in the same hand throughout; late 17th cent-early 18th cent. Formerly Bowood Vol. 22. ff. iv + 50. Contemporary vellum binding, with the bookpl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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Late 17th century-Early 18th century
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1 item

2. Add MS 72892

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLIII (ff. 29). Papers relating to medicine and natural science; circa 1650-1685, n.d. Formerly from Bowood Boxes G and H. 1. f. 1. Thirty-two questions concerning the properties of the waters of Bath for chemical, technological and medical uses; circa 1650. Autograph. G4. 2...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Latin
Date Range:
1645-1685
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3. Add MS 72893

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLIV (ff. i + 118). Papers concerning shipping, the Admiralty, etc; circa 1661-1686. Formerly from Bowood Boxes G and H. 1. ff. 1-36. Papers concerning shipping, navigation and Petty's experimental 'double bottom' boat; circa 1661-circa 1811. Partly printed. Many documents co...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1656-1690
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1 item

4. Add MS 72891

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLII. Medical lectures, works, and notes relating to medical practice; [1645?]-[1676?]. The present order of what was originally a collection of loose items was determined at the time of the 19th century binding, and is not systematic. In some cases portions of the same work h...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Latin
Date Range:
1644-1677
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5. Add MS 72897

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLVIII (ff. 158). Miscellaneous practical schemes, the early ones connected with the Royal Society, the later ones with Petty's socio-economic projects for James II; 1662-1687. See also Add. 72857, f. 79, concerning the duplicate writing mechanism, and f. 144, for 'The Advanta...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1660-1691
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1 item

6. Add MS 72898

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLIX (ff. 138). Papers relating to scientific and educational institutions: Gresham College, the Royal Society, the Dublin Philosophical Society, philosophy, mathematics, education, etc.; 1575-1687. Most formerly Bowood Box H. 1. ff. 1-14. Papers concerning Petty's Gresham Co...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Latin
Date Range:
1575-1690
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7. Add MS 72895

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLVI (ff. i + 100). 1. ff. 1-16. 'A Treatise of Naval Philosophy in 3 parts'; [1671]. Original manuscripts are NMM, SPB/16, No. 52 and Add. 72854, ff. 99-104. Cf. Bodleian MS Rawl. A.178, f. 153: Wood to Pepys, 17 June 1682; Rawl. A.194, f. 279: Pepys to Wood, 16 June 1682. F...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1660-1685
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8. Add MS 72894

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PETTY PAPERS. VOL. XLV (ff. ii + 94). 1. ff. 1-4. Part of a dedication to Charles II on ship-building; [1661]. Printed in Double Bottom, pp. 4-6. The original is Bodl. Lyell empt. 32, ff. 1-4. 2. ff. 5-10. Letter from Petty to Viscount Brouncker; 29 Oct. 1662. Printed from the archives of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1661-1686
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1 item