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

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Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Corpuscular Forces, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/35
Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on the notion that physical interaction between bodies is not a matter of Newtonian forces, governed by Keplerian laws, but of the cumulative effect of collisions and other interactions among particles.

Dates: c1780-c1803
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

Gravity, Measure of Forces, c1780-c1802

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Identifier: Coll-204/9
Scope and Contents

Notes in English, with occasional Russian headings, in basic physics like 'impulsion' and the measurement of forces. There are one or two mechanical sketches.

Dates: c1780-c1802
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

Impulsion, Corpuscular Forces, c1780-c1802

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Identifier: Coll-204/6
Scope and Contents

Volume contains lectures in statics and fluid dynamics. Included is a note on what happens upon mixing particular chemicals. A few of the headings are in Russian.

Dates: c1780-c1802
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

Introductions, c1804

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Identifier: Coll-204/2
Scope and Contents

Volume consists of drafts of numerous introductions for various kinds of lectures in 'natural philosophy'. They discuss the use of terms like 'causation' and 'laws', concerned less with scientific facts than with how to study science itself.

Dates: c1804
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

Lecture Notes of John Robison

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Identifier: Coll-204
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Lecture notes from the time when Robison was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. The notes embrace the sciences of mechanics, hydrodynamics, astronomy and optics, together with electricity and magnetism.

It is assumed that these are Robison's own notes but this has not been verified.

Dates: c1779-c1801
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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
Scope and Contents

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
Scope and Contents

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

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