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

Lectures in Natural Philosophy, volume 1, 1785

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Identifier: Coll1371/1

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Notes of lectures in Natural Philosophy by Professor Robison taken down by T.C. Hope in 1785.

Dates: 1785

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Thomas Charles Hope: Notes from lectures given by John Robison

Lectures in Natural Philosophy, volume 2, 1785

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Identifier: Coll1371/2

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Notes of lectures in Natural Philosophy by Professor Robison taken down by T.C. Hope in 1785.

Dates: 1785

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Thomas Charles Hope: Notes from lectures given by John Robison

Lectures in Natural Philosophy, volume 3, 1785

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Identifier: Coll1371/3

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Notes of lectures in Natural Philosophy by Professor Robison taken down by T.C. Hope in 1785.

Dates: 1785

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Thomas Charles Hope: Notes from lectures given by John Robison

Lectures in Natural Philosophy, volume 4, 1785

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Identifier: Coll1371/4

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Notes of lectures in Natural Philosophy by Professor Robison taken down by T.C. Hope in 1785.

Dates: 1785

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Thomas Charles Hope: Notes from lectures given by John Robison

Lectures in Natural Philosophy, volume 5, 1785

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Identifier: Coll1371/5

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Notes of lectures in Natural Philosophy by Professor Robison taken down by T.C. Hope in 1785.

Dates: 1785

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Thomas Charles Hope: Notes from lectures given by John Robison

Letter from Professor John Robison to Joseph Black, 8 December 1786

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/282-283

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Letter from Professor John Robison to Joseph Black, dated 8 December 1786. The letter is About the temperature of different countries and the effect of wind and tides. The letter also mentions Robison's theory being printed in Principal William Robertson's "History of America".

Dates: 8 December 1786

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Joseph Black and family / Correspondence of Joseph Black II

Letter from the Royal Society of Edinburgh to Joseph Black, 23 June 1783

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/129-131

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Letter from the Royal Society of Edinburgh to Joseph Black, dated 23 June 1783. The letter relates to informing Black that he has been elected as an ordinary member. The item is an official printed document from the society and is signed by Professor John Robison.

Dates: 23 June 1783