Robison, John, 1739-1805 (professor of natural philosophy, University of Edinburgh)
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Magnetism, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on magnetism, with numerous diagrams and tables.
Matter, Physics, c1780-c1802
Volume contains lectures on the nature of matter, and on its behaviour in the physical universe.
Mechanics, c1802
Subtitled 'Theory of Machines', pulleys and kites among them, this volume contains lectures on dynamics and statics, with attendant calculations and diagrams.
Mechanics, Astronomy,, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on general mechanics, and on pulleys and wedges in particular, and wheels and axles. There are subsidiary discussions of things like collision and the mechanics of muscular action. The astronomy notes promised on the book's spine describe how to manage the study of the heavens with big machines. Numerous small diagrams intersperse throughout the book. Some terms appear in Russian.
Motion, Mechanics,, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on mechanics and the geometry of motion.
Navigation, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on navigation.
Notes on musical chords, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on the physics of music, with numerous diagrams, including a printed one on the bones of the inner ear.
Optics, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on optics, with numerous diagrams and tables.
Optics, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on optics, with numerous diagrams and tables.
Optics, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on optics, with numerous diagrams and tables.
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- Edinburgh -- Scotland 38
- Physics 19
- Dynamics 17
- Mechanics 14
- Astronomy 9
- Hydraulics 8
- Hydrodynamics 7
- Fluids 6
- Lectures and Lecturing 5
- Optics 5
- Pneumatics 5
- Electricity 4
- Magnetism 4
- Motion 3
- Chemistry 2
- Chronometers 2
- Geometry, Elemental 2
- Kepler's Laws 2
- Mathematics 2
- Philosophy 2
- Pulleys 2
- Acoustics 1
- Anatomy 1
- Atmosphere, Composition of 1
- Calculus 1
- Calorimeters 1
- Calorimetry 1
- Carbon Dioxide 1
- Civil Engineering 1
- Freemasons 1
- Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland 1
- Hydrometer 1
- Hydrostatics 1
- Kites 1
- Machinery 1
- Matter 1
- Mechanical Engineering 1
- Mechanism (Philosophy) 1
- Medicine 1
- Music 1
- Music Theory 1
- Natural History 1
- Navigation 1
- Physiology 1
- Rotational Motion (Rigid dynamics) 1
- Russia 1
- Salts 1
- Scholarly Publishing 1
- Ships 1
- Sounds 1
- Specific Gravity 1
- Statics 1
- Stirlingshire Scotland 1
- Telescopes 1
- Temperature Measurements 1
- Thermodynamics 1
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