Robison, John, 1739-1805 (professor of natural philosophy, University of Edinburgh)
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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
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- Magnetism 1