Playfair, Sir Lyon, 1818-1898 (1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews, British scientist)

Scope and Contents Autograph Letter Signed from Sir Lyon Playfair to an unnamed correspondent, discussing the education of teachers, and a pamphlet on a parliamentary bill on the subject. Dated 2 April 1869.Begins: "Dear Sir | I am much obliged to you for your Pamphlet, & agree with you that there is a serious deficiency in the Bill in not securing a Practical Proof of Teaching Power." He finds the recipient's pamphlet "clear & decided as to the Evil", but not "very explicit as to the...

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This is an original handwritten letter signed by Lyon Playfair, sent to Levi Leone and dated 30 October 1862. A long letter commenting on the 1862 International Exhibition in London, and the representation of classification systems there. Suggesting improvements and recalling the 1851 exhibition.

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List of students attending chemistry classes of Sir Lyon Playfair, then Alexander Crum Brown, including marks for 'knowledge'. Students include Sophia Jex Blake and James Geikie.

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Syllabus for a series of lectures given by 5 scientists at the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art during 1867-1868. They were: Sir Lyon Playfair (Chemistry), George James Allman (Natural History), Sir Archibald Geikie (Geology), Edward Sang (Natural Philosophy), and John Hutton Balfour (Botany).

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Register of students attending chemistry classes of Sir Lyon Playfair, then Alexander Crum Brown, including examination results and awards obtained. Students include Sophia Jex Blake and Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour.

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After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

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After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay with editorial comments about the inclusion of sensitive material concerning the School of Mines, the Museum of Economic Geology and the Geological Survey of Great Britain in his 'Memoirs of Edward Forbes'.

Scope and Contents Minutes of the Science Degrees Committee and Faculty of Science Series consists of details of: letters lists of candidates for exams exam questions details of reports by examiners changes in chairs the move to departments being created around these chairs the relationships with the Faculty of Arts and...

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Portrait of Lyon Playfair. Caption: "Sir Lyon Playfair, Lord Playfair 1818-1898."