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Edinburgh -- Scotland

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 838 Collections and/or Records:

Interviews with former staff of the Institute of Animal Genetics, 1969-1971

 Series
Identifier: EUA CA16/1
Scope and Contents

Contains interviews with: Charlotte Auerbach, Alick Buchanan Smith, Lord Balerno, F.A.E. Crew, Frank Fraser Darling, Hugh Paterson Donald, Honor Fell and Alan William Greenwood. The interviewer in all cases is Margaret Deacon.

Dates: 1969-1971
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Science Studies Unit Oral History recordings

Introductions, c1779-c1801

 Item
Identifier: Coll-204/1
Scope and Contents

Volume consists of drafts of numerous introductions for various kinds of lectures in 'natural philosophy', the first dated October 26, 1779, and possibly bearing the name of David Hume.

Dates: c1779-c1801
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Lecture Notes of John Robison

Introductions, c1804

 Item
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

Inverness Royal Academy: third annual Edinburgh reunion, 1908

 Item
Identifier: BAI 7/1
Scope and Contents

Card from the third annual Edinburgh reunion of Inverness Royal Academy pupils containing many of their signatures.

Dates: 1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers relating to Donald Macpherson Baillie

James Johnson: notes from lectures on chemistry by Joseph Black

 Fonds — Volume Dc.10.1
Identifier: Coll-1375
Scope and Contents

The lectures on chemistry by Joseph Black consist of:


  1. 1 volume of lecture notes (1770-1775)
Dates: 1770-1775
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Journal account of departure of Eoghan Carmichael's departure for Africa, 6 May 1893 to 13 May 1893

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g/1
Scope and Contents

Journal account written by Alexander Carmichael of the departure of his son Eoghan for Africa describing seeing him off at Waverley Station, Edinburgh, noting who met him in London and that he set sail on the 'SS Scot' from London, England for Chinde, East Africa [Mozambique]. Of his departure, Carmichael writes 'Poor darling boy! We shall not see him at the soonest for five years - perhaps never. God alone knows. This is the first break in the family.'

Dates: 6 May 1893 to 13 May 1893
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Judging Shorthorn Cattle in Edinburgh, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/938
Scope and Contents

Photograph of men judging Shorthorn cattle at an Agricultural show in Edinburgh in the late 19th or early 20th century. The text beneath the image reads, 'The Show of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland at Edinburgh, 9th-12th; Judges - Robert Bruce and John Cran. Robert Wilson with H.M. the King's heifer.'

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Layout for proposed playing field extension - Edinburgh University Peffermill playing fields, 1966

 Item
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/G/1.8
Scope and Contents

1 plan (83cm x 67cm) by The En Tout Cas Co Ltd showing proposals for extension of Edinburgh University Peffermill playing fields. The ground plan shows hand drawn layouts for playing fields and is at 1:500

Dates: 1966
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates / University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area / University of Edinburgh: development of miscellaneous areas / University of Edinburgh: Peffermill playing fields: plans

Lecture Notes of John Robison

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-204
Scope and Contents

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

Lecture regarding examinations, 23 Nov 1949

 File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/31
Scope and Contents In the lecture, Thomson defends the use of examinations, arguing that they are preferable to nepotism. In addition, he identifies the problems of examinations, and how these may or have been resolved, including those of reliability and continuity of standards. Thomson discusses the merits of internal versus external examination, giving examples from Scotland, England and Germany, and referencing some of his own experience both as a member of a School Certificate Examination...
Dates: 23 Nov 1949
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures