Edinburgh -- Scotland

Matter, Physics, c1780-c1802

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Identifier: Coll-204/4

Scope and Contents

Volume contains lectures on the nature of matter, and on its behaviour in the physical universe.

Dates: c1780-c1802

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

Mechanics, c1802

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Identifier: Coll-204/3

Scope and Contents

Subtitled 'Theory of Machines', pulleys and kites among them, this volume contains lectures on dynamics and statics, with attendant calculations and diagrams.

Dates: c1802

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

Mechanics, Astronomy,, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/28

Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on general mechanics, and on pulleys and wedges in particular, and wheels and axles. There are subsidiary discussions of things like collision and the mechanics of muscular action. The astronomy notes promised on the book's spine describe how to manage the study of the heavens with big machines. Numerous small diagrams intersperse throughout the book. Some terms appear in Russian.

Dates: c1780-c1803

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

Motion, Mechanics,, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/23

Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on mechanics and the geometry of motion.

Dates: c1780-c1803

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

Navigation, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/39

Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on navigation.

Dates: c1780-c1803

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

Notes on musical chords, c1780-c1803

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Identifier: Coll-204/25

Scope and Contents

Volume contains manuscript notes on the physics of music, with numerous diagrams, including a printed one on the bones of the inner ear.

Dates: c1780-c1803

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

Opening lecture for the Training, Theory and Practice of Education course, 8 Oct 1930

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/3/3

Scope and Contents Thomson outlines the structure of the course and describes what is expected of the students, the value of practical experience, and the difficulties of offering practical experience alongside teaching on a training course. He also discusses the problem of practical experience impinging on written work and study, and how students can manage their time accordingly. Thomson describes the importance of ensuring the knowledge the students have of various classes is brought together,...

Dates: 8 Oct 1930