Robison, John, 1739-1805 (professor of natural philosophy, University of Edinburgh)
Person
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Astronomy, c1780-c1803
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/10
Scope and Contents
Notes and sketches on the rudiments of astronomy.
Dates:
c1780-c1803
Canals, Sluices, c1780-c1808
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/22
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript notes on hydroengineering.
Dates:
c1780-c1808
Corpuscular Forces, c1780-c1803
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/35
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript notes on the notion that physical interaction between bodies is not a matter of Newtonian forces, governed by Keplerian laws, but of the cumulative effect of collisions and other interactions among particles.
Dates:
c1780-c1803
Draft letter from Joseph Black to Professor John Robison, c 1786
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/284
Scope and Contents
Draft letter from Joseph Black to Professor John Robison, undated. The letter is written on verso of a note from Mr Dundas.
Dates:
c 1786
Dynamics, c1780-c1803
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/19
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript notes on dynamics. Russian terms intersperse, along with occasional diagrams.
Dates:
c1780-c1803
Dynamics, c1780-c1803
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/21
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript notes on dynamics.
Dates:
c1780-c1803
Electricity, c1780-c1803
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/17
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript notes on electricity. Special topics include 'animal electricity' and magnetism. There are several minor diagrams.
Dates:
c1780-c1803
Electricity, c1780-c1803
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/36
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript notes on electricity. Special topics include conductors, dissipation, 'medical' and 'animal' electricity, and thunder. Of special interest is a long epistolary account of a country house seriously damaged by lightning.
Dates:
c1780-c1803
Explanation of Phenomena, c1780-c1803
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/38
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript notes in English and Latin on various known astronomical phenomena.
Dates:
c1780-c1803
Explanation of Symbols, c1780-c1803
Item
Identifier: Coll-204/18
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript notes on the symbology of mathematics and engineering, followed by miscellanea on dymanics ('wheel carriages' being a special topic). There are some minor diagrams, and some of the terms are glossed with Russian.
Dates:
c1780-c1803