File contains a letter from Mary Dobie to James Dinwiddie. In the letter, Dobie thanks Dinwiddie for a Carnelian seal ring he sent to her as a gift. The letter was likely written sometime in the 1810s.
This file contains a one page newspaper clipping from a Calcutta newspaper. The clipping is a reprinted editorial letter from Joseph Priestley denouncing the new theories of chemistry.
File contains six letters from Harry Robertson to James Dinwiddie, written between January and August 1792. Letters touch on life in China, London, and Glasgow.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on lightning and electricity. Dinwiddie mentions Benjamin Franklin, historical dates for important experiments, circuits, conductors and other phenomena including water spouts and earthquakes.
This document compiled by James Dinwiddie contains a list of manufacturers in England including their industrial machinery and manufacturing practices. This file consists of notes.
These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on manufacturing and engineering. Dinwiddie mentions a variety of engines including James Watts' steam engine.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1786 focus on mechanics, instruments, and experiments. He touches on forces and motion in the mechanics section and mentions thermometers, pumps, and pendula in the instruments section.
Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie between October 1, 1792 and February 13, 1794 containing meteorological observations taken between 8 am and 2 am during his voyage from London to China.
These minutes from the June 17, 1814 monthly general meeting of the Royal Institution were sent to James Dinwiddie. The minutes contain a list of members of the institution and an amendment asking all members to pay a subscription fee. This file consists of two printed pages.
These minutes from the July 1, 1814 monthly general meeting of the Royal Institution were sent to James Dinwiddie. The minutes contain a list of members of the institution and an amendment asking all members to pay a subscription fee. This file consists of three printed pages.
These minutes from the May 9, 1814 from the general monthly meeting of the Royal Institution were sent to James Dinwiddie. The minutes contain a number of resolutions regarding an anniversary dinner for the members. This file consists of three printed pages.
These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 are titled "Miscellanies". The notes deal with a variety of chemical, physical, and biological topics.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on constrained motion. Dinwiddie begins the notes with definitions of constrained motion; he continues by discussing centrifugal motion. He later discusses motion with respect to time and space; in this section he includes a series of propositions.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on motion and force. He mentions various forces that act on bodies including gravity and electricity as well as the various types of motion.
These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie on June 1, 1807 focus on natural history and natural philosophy. Dinwiddie begins the notes by discussing man's superiority to other animals and goes on to discuss planetary motion.
These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on natural history, chemistry, and metallurgy. He mentions several topics including agriculture, physical properties of water, and mineralogy.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on naval architecture. He mentions experiments that determine the best shape of an ocean vessel, improvements to rudder design, and the difference between French and English ships.
Item is a notebook dated January 2, 1776 containing Dinwiddie's observations on planetary motion, including the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the moon.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie on October 14, 1793 discuss natural philosophy with a focus on topics in physics including space, time, matter, and gravity.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie on October 18, 1793 discuss natural philosophy with a focus on topics in physics including motion, gravity, pendulums, .
These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss natural philosophy with a focus on topics in physics including mechanics, simple machines, and friction.
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about Humphrey Davy's lectures (18 December 1809 - 26 January 1811) at the Royal Institution on topics in chemistry, including electro-chemistry, phosphates, sulphur, and salts.
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about Humphrey Davy's lectures (19 December 1810 - 23 February 1811) at the Royal Institution on topics in chemistry and philosophy.
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about Humphrey Davy's lectures (8 February 1911 - 3 April 1811) at the Royal Institution on topics in chemistry, including voltaic electricity, uses of potassium and sodium, and oxygen.