Robison, John, 1739-1805 (professor of natural philosophy, University of Edinburgh)
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Outlines of Mechanical Philosophy (notes taken at lectures given by John Robison)
Heavily annotated Outlines of Mechanical Philosophy with inserts, bearing extensive manual revisions from as late as 1803.
Papers of Joseph Black and family
Pendulums,, c1780-c1803
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.
Physical Astronomy, c1804
Volume consists of lecture notes in astronomy.
Physical Astronomy, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on physical astronomy, which is to say, the governing laws of planetary motion, with numerous diagrams and tables.
Pneumatics, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on pneumatics, much space devoted to pumps in particular. Numerous good diagrams intersperse.
Pneumatics, Gunpowder, c1780-c1802
Rotation, Philosphy, c1780-c1803
Volume contains lecture notes, with only one or two diagrams, of the physics of rotating bodies, and of the nature of physics itself.
Sounds, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on the science of acoustics. Special topics include ear trumpets and the tuning of instruments. Two or three diagrams attend.
Space, Time, Motion, Stability, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on the geometry of motion and stasis; numerous diagrams attend.
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