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Agriculture

Agriculture

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he made observations regarding agriculture, with a focus on machinery and tools.
Antitheses, no. 1

Antitheses, no. 1

Item contains a manuscript on the subject of forgiveness and the nature of man, traitors and political freedoms.
Antitheses, no. 2

Antitheses, no. 2

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he made observations, including those about the British government, monarchs, justice and pride.
Antitheses, no. 3

Antitheses, no. 3

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he makes observations about knowledge and religion.
Astronomy

Astronomy

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he made observations about astronomy, including the solar system, sunspots, comets, and the moon.
Canton, 4th Feb'y 1794

Canton, 4th Feb'y 1794

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from February 4 - March 23, 1794 while in China, staying in Canton and Macao.
Chemical

Chemical

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie containing observations about the properties and effects of fire, water, air and acids.
China, 24 March 1794

China, 24 March 1794

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from March 24 - June 30, 1794, with entries written aboard ship on the return journey and in or near Batavia (now Jakarta).
Chronometer journal

Chronometer journal

Item is a notebooks kept by James Dinwiddie between October 3, 1792 and August 31, 1793 containing observations from a chronometer recorded during his journey from London to China.
Credo Chinesa

Credo Chinesa

Item is a notebook in which James Dinwiddie recorded his observations (in 75 numbered paragraphs) about China, including its geography, animal life, and customs.
Dictionary fragment

Dictionary fragment

Item is a four-page fragment (pages 125-128) from a dictionary, which includes words starting with "fla" through "for."
Essay on pneumatics

Essay on pneumatics

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he writes about pneumatics, "which contain in two parts the history or theory of mind and spirit."
Extracts

Extracts

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie during his time in Calcutta in which he summarizes reports on a range of topics, including observations on "Dr. Black's Analysis of the Iceland waters" and "Extract from the report of the Committee for improving the manufacture of powder at Bombay."
Galvanic experiments

Galvanic experiments

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he describes a number of galvanic experiments.
Galvanism

Galvanism

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in Calcutta, in which he recorded his observations and experiments in galvanism and other electrical phenomena.
Jackall, 1 July 1794, off Bantam Bay

Jackall, 1 July 1794, off Bantam Bay

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from July 1 - October 4, 1794 from onboard the Jackall, one of the squadron of ships that made up the George McCartney mission to China, 1792-1794.
James Dinwiddie's notebook

James Dinwiddie's notebook

Item is a journal containing lists of materials, expenses and books, and well as miscellaneous notes and diary entries, including copies made by W.J. Proudfoot in 1841 of earlier pencilled notes by Dinwiddie, and a loose letter from Mr Ashton requesting the loan of a book.
Journal kept by Dinwiddie in Paris

Journal kept by Dinwiddie in Paris

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie possibly during a stay in Paris, containing a few dated entries from September 1787 as well as lists, queries and observations.
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