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Dalhousie University Archives File Mathematics
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Trigonometry

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.

Research notes on H. L. Bronson

File consists of research notes collected and written by Ernest Heighton on H. L. Bronson. The file includes letters written by Bronson, Bronson's obituary, and abstracts of scientific papers.

Mathematics, No. 1-3

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on various mathematical topics including geometry, trigonometry, and logarithmic scales.

Logarithms

This notebook kept by James Dinwiddie examines arithmetic involving logarithms. Dinwiddie includes sections on addition and subtraction as well as example calculations. This file consists of one notebook.

Lecture Notes

These notes written by James Dinwiddie contain sections of notes on various topics including the history of medicine, chemistry, electricity, proof of repulsions, and mathematics.

Lecture Notes

This series of lecture notes by James Dinwiddie in 1792 (?) references several subjects including mathematics, natural philosophy, Plato, Epicurius, the motion of the Earth, David Hume, and "W. Harrington". The file consists of 29 pages of lecture notes.

Correspondence with William MacKay (Mack) Creelman

File consists of correspondence between Ernest Heighton and W. M. Creelman, referred to by Heighton as Mack. The correspondence is related to a donation of Bronson's papers to the Dalhousie Archive. File includes a funeral announcement for Creelman.

Correspondence with staff at Yale University

File consists of correspondence between Ernest Heighton and members of the libraries and archives at Yale University. The file contains information regarding Dr. Bronson as requested by Heighton.

Correspondence with Ruth B. Crockett

File consists of correspondence between Ernest Heighton and Ruth B. Crockett, a niece of Howard Bronson's. The correspondence is related Heighton's research on Bronson. File contains a copy of Bronson's alumni record from Yale University.

Correspondence with Michael Knowles

File consists of correspondence between Ernest Heighton and Michael Knowles. The correspondence relates to research on Dr. Henry Burton Sharman, and includes a Greek translation.

Correspondence with McGill University Archives

File consists of correspondence between Ernest Heighton and several correspondents from the archive at McGill University. The file contains copy of the images requested by Heighton regarding Bronson.

Correspondence with Leigh University

File consists of correspondence with Lehigh University regarding information on Dr. Howard L. Bronson. One letter from W. Beall Fowler, Chairman of Lehigh University and two letters from Philip A. Metzger, curator of Special Collections regarding a dunking incident involving Howard Bronson and responding correspondence from Ernest Heighton.

Correspondence with John O. Godden

File consists of correspondence between Ernest Heighton and John O. Godden an internal medicine doctor at Commerce Court Medical Centre. The file contains a copy of a paper written by Godden on Howard Bronson.

Correspondence with Glenn Olds

File consists of correspondence from Glenn Olds to Ernest Heighton and contains information regarding his memories of Howard Bronson, the Iota Sigma meetings in Camp Minising and the Alpha Psi Zeta Foundation with Dr. Sharman as requested by Heighton to contribute to his biography on Bronson.
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