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Shipbuilding

 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Series

General Proportions for the Parts of a Ship, c 1665-c 1727

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4005.12: 53-63
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers either in Newton's hand or concerning his life and work. Subjects covered include the Royal Society, education, cosmography, mechanics, mathematics, astronomy and shipbuilding.

Dates: c 1665-c 1727
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/newton/1 with the exception of MS.Add.4007, which is open for consultation by holders of a Reader's Ticket valid for the Manuscripts Reading Room.
 Fonds

Royal Navy: Estimates

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5282-5334
Scope and Contents

Estimates for vessels in harbour and for building and repair work on ships of war.

Dates: 1707-1803
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).