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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
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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 Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, c1845

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Identifier: Coll-43 ::: MS 2935.7
Scope and Contents

Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose regarding articles written by the former, the most recent relating to limestone and he promises to send Rose samples. He remarks on astronomical geologists and their view of religion, specifically creation.

Dates: c1845
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Miscellany

Manuscript notes on meteors by Edward Appleton, c. 1945-1950

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.226
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The material consists of manuscript notes on meteors by Edward Appleton, some of which pre-dates his 1946 work. The material includes 1 page 'Notes by EVA [Edward Victor Appleton] headed 'To be returned with the Astronomer Royal’s letter', no date and tables on 'Meteor Streams' 1947-50, by A.G. Pritchard.

Dates: c. 1945-1950
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Meteor Trails / Drafts and notes

'Meteor detection by radar', 1946

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.223
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'Meteor detection by radar'. The material consists of a 3 page press release for press visit to A.O.R.G. [Army Operational Research Group], Richmond Park, 9 October 1946; and a covering letter from J.S. Hey.

Dates: 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Meteor Trails / Drafts and notes

Minute Book No II, 27 August 1840 - 04 June 1842

 Item — Volume MS 2917.2: Series Coll-43/1
Identifier: Coll-43/1/2
Scope and Contents Notebook containing minutes of meetings. These include: details of membership including those which attended each meeting and the financial affairs of the Society. Annual reports for 1840 and 1841 are included and summarise the society's activities and finances for the year. Lists of names and addresses of all members are included. Geological questions discussed and conclusions reached are minuted. 4 meetings were spent discussing "Is the glacier theory of Agassiz applicable to...
Dates: 27 August 1840 - 04 June 1842
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Minutes of General Meetings

Minute Book No III, 07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850

 Item — Volume MS 2917.3: Series Coll-43/1
Identifier: Coll-43/1/3
Scope and Contents Notebook containing minutes of meetings. Membership details include: details of new and retiring members, those who attended each meeting and deaths. Newspaper obituaries for George Sanderson and Hugh Smith are pasted into the book. The financial affairs of the Society are reported, and a newspaper clipping with the annual report for 1847 included. Details of the development of the society library are minuted. Abstracts of member's papers are minuted, along with the resultant...
Dates: 07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Minutes of General Meetings

Minute Book No IV, 17 October 1850 - 04 June 1857

 Item — Volume MS 2917.4: Series Coll-43/1
Identifier: Coll-43/1/4
Scope and Contents 2 notebooks pasted together containing minutes of meetings. Membership details include: details of new and retiring members and those who attended each meeting. A list of names and address for members in 1858 is pasted into the back of the book. The financial affairs of the Society are reported, and the annual report for 1850 is pasted into the front of the book. The reading of member's papers are minuted, along with the resultant discussions, although many abstracts have been...
Dates: 17 October 1850 - 04 June 1857
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Minutes of General Meetings

Motuum cometarum omnium hactenus observatorum, c1700

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Identifier: GB 0237 David Gregory Dc.1.75 Folio B [14(2)]
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Tabulation of all known cometary appearances to 1698, for use in the Elementa Astronomica, book five.

Dates: c1700
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio B

Mr Whistons mistakes in his new theory, 3 April 1698

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [45]
Scope and Contents A short critique of William Whiston's A New Theory of the Earth, from its Original to the Consummation of all Things, (1696) , intended to damn Cartesian astronomy and advance corollaries to Newtonian thought instead. He affirmed the truth of the flood narrative in Genesis, ascribing the deluge to the impact of a comet. Whiston had been converted to Newtonianism by a paper of David Gregory. At the foot of this document is an unrelated note, dated 6 Sept. 1708, to...
Dates: 3 April 1698
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

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