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Robison, John, 1739-1805 (professor of natural philosophy, University of Edinburgh)

 Person

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Gravity, Measure of Forces, c1780-c1802

 Item
Identifier: Coll-204/9
Scope and Contents

Notes in English, with occasional Russian headings, in basic physics like 'impulsion' and the measurement of forces. There are one or two mechanical sketches.

Dates: c1780-c1802

Lecture Notes of John Robison

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-204
Scope and Contents

Lecture notes from the time when Robison was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. The notes embrace the sciences of mechanics, hydrodynamics, astronomy and optics, together with electricity and magnetism.

It is assumed that these are Robison's own notes but this has not been verified.

Dates: c1779-c1801

Matter, Physics, c1780-c1802

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Identifier: Coll-204/4
Scope and Contents

Volume contains lectures on the nature of matter, and on its behaviour in the physical universe.

Dates: c1780-c1802

Mechanics, c1802

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Identifier: Coll-204/3
Scope and Contents

Subtitled 'Theory of Machines', pulleys and kites among them, this volume contains lectures on dynamics and statics, with attendant calculations and diagrams.

Dates: c1802

Motion, Mechanics,, c1780-c1803

 Item
Identifier: Coll-204/23
Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on mechanics and the geometry of motion.

Dates: c1780-c1803

Pendulums,, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/27
Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on pendulums and related machinery in clocks. Numerous diagrams intersperse, some of them quite grand. At the rear of the volume are several essays on projectiles.

Dates: c1780-c1803

Pneumatics, Gunpowder, c1780-c1802

 Item
Identifier: Coll-204/8
Scope and Contents Notes, in English and occasional Russian, on the physics of air, principally pressure differentials and sound propagation. Topics include a lengthy discussion of the function and gross anatomy of the ear, barometrical measurement of height; published chart of comparative altitudes of famous mountain peaks, and the overall constitution of the atmosphere. The second half of the volume covers ballistics, mostly: diagrams, calculations, and records of artillery trials. A short, unrelated section...
Dates: c1780-c1802

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