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Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C63
File
After 1792

These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on vitrolated tartar and nitre. Dinwiddie discusses the chemical composition of each substance as well as various reactions when they are mixed with other compounds.

Vision

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder E19
File
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains two notebooks containing notes about vision, including descriptions about the structure of the eye as well as the diffraction and refraction of light.

Two letters to James Dinwiddie from William Mackintosh Esq.

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A71
File
September, [1792] ; N/D

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::bill ; chromatic ; telescope ; Mahogany ; camera obscura ; mirrors ; polyoptic ; cylindric ; machine ; microscope ; William Mackintosh Esq. ; 1792

Two letters to James Dinwiddie from the Royal Institution

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A87
File
January 1, 1811 ; May 31, 1811

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Royal Institution ; 1811 ; meeting ; Mathematics ; Mechanics ; Mechanical Inventions ; Guillemard ; Scientific and Literary Committee ; Auriol

Two letters to James Dinwiddie from Robert Blain

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A11
File
May 23 - 27, 1812

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Robert Blain ; Joseph Hume ; credentials ; Christopher ; Norwich ; Norfolk ; Archdeacon ; Bishop ; Clergymen ; parrish ; University ; Cambridge ; University ; Marquis ; Buckingham ; Royal College of Physicians

Two letters to James Dinwiddie from Herbert Jenkins

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A64
File
August 1787, September 28, 1789

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Herbert Jenkins ; 1789 ; General ; Addington ; Pulpit ;

Two letters to James Dinwiddie from George Hall

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A49
File
March 27, [1796] - July 22, 1796

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Artillery ; invitation ; Calcutta ; model ; George Hall ; 1796

Two letters to James Dinwiddie from A Mercer

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A74
File
November 2, 1781 - February 19, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::A Mercer ; 1781 ; 1783 ; credit ; Mathamatics ; symptom

Two letters from Mary Dobie to James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 1, Folder 14
File
October 22, 1810 - December 11, 1810

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dobie

Two letter written by Phos Boyd to James Dinwiddie,

Dinwiddie, Box 1, Folder 9
File
November 3 - November 20, 1790

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Byron ; McKenzie ; farm ; fortune ; Armstrong ; Anderson

Trigonometry

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C27
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on trigonometry. The notes begin with a series of definitions of angles, circles, and trigonometric measurements. They go on to mention various corollaries and theorems related to trigonometry.

Translate of Malay Laws

Dinwiddie, OS Box 8, Folder 22, item K11
File
After 1767

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Malay Laws ; translation ; Maritime Laws

Time

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C36
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on time.

Tibetan (?) manuscript with Chinese insert

Dinwiddie, Box 20, Folder K9
File
after 1792

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This document may be a Tibetan manuscript with a Chinese insert.

Three letters to James Dinwiddie from Margaret Henderson

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A55
File
November 1, 1789 - February 18, 1790

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::lung ; lectures ; circu ; equestrian ; theatre ; Hume ; laboratory ; Blair ; chemical ; London ; Taylor ; spinning ; Anderson ; Warren ; France ; perfumary ; Newcastle ; Slade ; apothecary Scotland ; Ireland ; Margaret Henderson ; 1789 ; 1790

Three letters to James Dinwiddie from J.H. Harrington

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A52
File
1780-1806

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::natural ; experimental ; Philosopy ; telescopes ; acid ; lecture ; J.H. Harrington

Three letters to James Dinwiddie from Isabella Dickson

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A28
File
June 9, 1810 - June 10, 1812

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Alex ; Dumfries ; India ; Bengal ; Isabella Dickson ; 1810 ; 1812

Three letters about James Dinwiddie written by James Gandon

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A44
File
July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains three letters about James Dinwiddie written by architect James Gandon, dated July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783. One of the letters is addressed to Richard Dalton.

Three financial documents

Dinwiddie, Box 2, Folder 9
File
November 29, 1794 - April 24, 1809

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains three documents: one recording a transaction between John Anderson and Jannet Kellock; one between James Dinwiddie and Geo. (George) Hampton; and one regarding loans made by William Boyd to three individuals.

The Effects of Heat and Mixture on Bodies and Chemical Apparatus

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C60
File
after 1792

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on chemistry. The notes begin with a course outline discussing chemical mixtures, heat, animals, plants, and chemical apparatus. The notes provide more detailed content on thermometers, acids, salts, alkalis, and other topics included in the course.

Ten letters from Mary Dobie to James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 1, Folder 7
File
January 10, 1812 - July 27, 1812

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dickson ; Cowan ; Wise ; wine ; Nicholas ; Hamilton ; Hane ; Frances

Ten letter to James Dinwiddie from David Hare

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A51
File
September 15, 1806 - October 19, 1812

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Calcutta ; bonds ; George ; John ; Rob Armstrong ; death ; telescope ; Fort William ; Forsyth ; David Hare ; 1806 ; 1812

Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Experimental Philosophy

Dinwiddie, Box 1, Folder 17
File
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

A syllabus of a course by James Dinwiddie.

Statement on Course in Natural Philosophy

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder K1
File
March, 1767

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This document is a statement concerning a course taught in natural philosophy. The document is dated March, 1767. This file consists of one document.

Six letters to James Dinwiddie from Heron

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A56
File
July 4, 1804 - August 14, 1805

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::French ; Heron ; 1804 ; 1805

Six letters from Mary Dobie to James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 1, Folder 2
File
May 30, 1813 - November 30, 1813

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dobie ; 1813 ; Dumfries ; Indian

Seventeen letters to James Dinwiddie from Logan Henderson

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A54
File
July 23, 1783 - November 28, 1790

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::John ; Dr. Gray ; arrest ; England ; paper ; phosperhous ; Liverpool ; Hamilton ; Playfair ; Germany ; government ; kingdom ; telescopes ; apparatus ; Maggy ; Slade ; Dublin ; Boulton ; experiments ; Lynch ; flight ; Ireland ; balloon ; wing ; Ferguson ; Wood ; Newcastle ; machine ; electrical ; Betty ; Nova Scotia ; Christmas ; speaker ; house of commons ; Greenwich ; Paris ; Hydrostatics ; Johnstone ; election ; Logan Henderson ; 1783 ; 1790

Rules of Philosophy

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C29
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 are entitled "Rules of Philosophy". They focus on natural philosophical topics including matter, motion, gravity, simple machines, projectiles, pneumatics, and pendula.

Questions; Mechanics; Of Central Forces

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder C77
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This series of notes written by James Dinwiddie begins with a series of questions and answers related to various topics in physics. The notes continue with a series of questions and answers in mechanics followed by expanded notes on gravity. The last section outlines centrifugal forces.

Planitarium - Globe

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C38
File
ca. 1793

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on planitaria, globes, and other topics in astronomy.

Planitarium

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C37
File
ca. 1793

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss several instruments including planitaria, clocks, and globes.

Plane Mirrors; Archimedes; Gravity

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder C74
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie examine a number of topics in physics including gravity, force, velocity, light, and mirrors. Dinwiddie also mentions the classical natural philosophers Sappho, Archimedes, and Hermes.

Pieces of a letter

Dinwiddie, Box 2, Folder 8
File
September, 1766

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dumfries ; education ; High School ; Edinburgh ; philosophical ; experiments

Philosophical Society

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder K2
File
November 28, 1776 - December 12, 1778

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This document contains rules and minutes for the Dumfries Philosophical Society. The minutes were recorded by James Dinwiddie between November 28, 1776 and December 12, 1778. This file consists of one document.

Optics, No. 1-3

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C26
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1793 focus on optics. Dinwiddie discusses the properties of various instruments including microscopes, telescopes, and magic lanterns as well as convex and concave lenses.