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Lectures on Chemistry - Lecture 1

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C3
File
[1783?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1783 (?) discuss several chemical experiments.

Letter from James Proudfoot to Dr. Dinwiddie

MS-2-726, Box 1, Folder 33
Item
May 7, 1812

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a letter from James Proudfoot to James Dinwiddie regarding procuring furnishings for his rooms at Cambridge.

Letter from Mary Dobie to James Dinwiddie

MS-2-756, Box 1, Folder 8
File
[181-?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Letter to James Dinwiddie from C. Clagget concerning access to rooms in Dublin

MS-2-726, Box 2, Folder 15
Item
2 July 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Letter to James Dinwiddie from J. Ingenhousz

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A61
File
August 04, 1792

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains a letter to James Dinwiddie from J. Ingenhousz, written on August 4, 1792.

Letter to the Editor

Dinwiddie, Box 20, Folder K4
File
December 30, 1797

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Letters from Harry Robertson to James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A85
File
January 8, 1792 - August 15, 1792

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Lightning and other Phenomena: Lectures on Electricity

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C57
File
After 1772

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

List of Manufacturers

Dinwiddie, Box 20, Folder K8
File
1770

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Logarithms

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder E20
Item
[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook containing notes about logarithms, addition and subtraction, and example calculations.

Longitude by the chronometer and moon : journal through China

MS-2-726, Box 15, Folder D21
Item
1793-1794

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook containing James Dinwiddie's observations about Chinese culture and notes regarding experiments he conducted with a chronometer.

Madras

MS-2-726, Box 16, Folder E5
Item
[ca. 1796]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook kept by Dinwiddie during his time in Madras (now Chennai), India, in which he wrote about mining saltpetre and diamonds.

Magnetism and electricity

MS-2-726, Box 15, Folder D28
Item
1776

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie containing observations about magnetism and electricity, including diagrams related to and queries.

Manufactures, No. 1,2; Engineering, No. 1,2

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C21
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Mathematics, No. 1-3

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C25
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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

Mechanics, No. 1,2; Instruments; Experiments, No. 1-4

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C11
File
1786

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Memoire

Dinwiddie, OS Box 8, Folder 22, item K10
File
After 1781

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Notes on a new method of preparing solid colours for paint by Antoine Francois de Fourcroy

Memoradum containing the outline of those Treateses which I am determined to compile for my kind patron Lord Hobart

Dinwiddie, Box 1, Folder 13
File
September 12, 1797

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

A memorandum written by Teroovercaudoo Moottiah regarding the Cinglus.

Metaphysics, No. 1

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C41
File
ca. 1793

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on metaphysics and various philosophical questions.

Meteorological journal

MS-2-726, Box 16, Folder E3
Item
1792 - 1794

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Minutes

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder J12
File
June 17, 1814

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Minutes

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder J14
File
July 1, 1814

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Minutes

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder J11
File
May 9, 1814

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Miscellanies, No. 1-5

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C22
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 are titled "Miscellanies". The notes deal with a variety of chemical, physical, and biological topics.

Moottiah's Memorandum

Dinwiddie, Box 1, Folder 12
File
[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

A memorandum by Tevoovercaudoo Moottiah regarding the Tamil language.

Motion

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C59
File
after 1792

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Motion and Force

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C64
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Music; Musical Instruments; Diving Bell

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C69
File
1799

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie cover several topics including music, musical instruments, diving bells, and chemistry.

Natural History

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C19
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on natural history.

Natural History and Natural Philosophy

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C49
File
June 1, 1807

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Natural History, No. 2,3; Chemistry, No. 1-4; Metallurgy, No. 1-3

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C20
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Naval Architecture

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C30
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Naval Tactics

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C54
File
[ca.1811]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on naval tactics including navigation, tacking, sailing, weather, and magnetism.

No. 1

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C55
File
ca. 1811

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie list several experiments in chemistry.

No. 1 : recreations

MS-2-726, Box 12, Folder C46
Item
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a set of notes written by James Dinwiddie containing 22 numbered mathematical statements and puzzles.

No. 3

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C56
File
[ca. 1803]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie list several experiments in chemistry.

Notebook beginning 12 February 1776

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B2
Item
1776

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie between February 12 - March 1, 1776 containing notes, diagrams and equations.

Notebook beginning January 5, 1776

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B1
Item
1776

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie between January 5 - February 10, 1776, containing notes, diagrams and equations.

Notes about planetary orbits

MS-2-726, Box 16, Folder E1
Item
1776

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Notes and Research Papers

Dinwiddie, Box 20, Folder K7
File
1798

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This group of documents is a series of unidentified notes and research papers composed by James Dinwiddie. This file consist of 116 pages of material.

Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C16
File
October 14, 1793

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C17
File
October 18, 1793

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie on October 18, 1793 discuss natural philosophy with a focus on topics in physics including motion, gravity, pendulums, .

Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy, No. 3 - Mechanics

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C18
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Notes on Davy's lectures at the Royal Institution, 18 Dec 1809

MS-2-726, Box 16, Folder E7
Item
1809 - 1811

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Notes on Davy's lectures on chem. & philosophy

MS-2-726, Box 16, Folder E9
Item
1810 - 1811

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Notes on Davy's lectures, Royal Inst., 9 Feb 1811

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder E11
Item
1811

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.