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

Pneumatics, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/37

Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on pneumatics, much space devoted to pumps in particular. Numerous good diagrams intersperse.

Dates: c1780-c1803

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

Pneumatics, Gunpowder, c1780-c1802

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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

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

Rotation, Philosphy, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/12

Scope and Contents

Volume contains lecture notes, with only one or two diagrams, of the physics of rotating bodies, and of the nature of physics itself.

Dates: c1780-c1803

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

Sounds, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/15

Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on the science of acoustics. Special topics include ear trumpets and the tuning of instruments. Two or three diagrams attend.

Dates: c1780-c1803

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison