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Optics, No. 1-3

Optics, No. 1-3

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.
Philosophical Society

Philosophical Society

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.
Pieces of a letter

Pieces of a letter

INDICES:::Dumfries ; education ; High School ; Edinburgh ; philosophical ; experiments
Plane Mirrors; Archimedes; Gravity

Plane Mirrors; Archimedes; Gravity

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.
Planitarium

Planitarium

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

Planitarium - Globe

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on planitaria, globes, and other topics in astronomy.
Questions; Mechanics; Of Central Forces

Questions; Mechanics; Of Central Forces

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.
Rules of Philosophy

Rules of Philosophy

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.
Seventeen letters to James Dinwiddie from Logan Henderson

Seventeen letters to James Dinwiddie from Logan Henderson

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
The Effects of Heat and Mixture on Bodies and Chemical Apparatus

The Effects of Heat and Mixture on Bodies and Chemical Apparatus

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.
Three financial documents

Three financial documents

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.
Three letters to James Dinwiddie from Margaret Henderson

Three letters to James Dinwiddie from Margaret Henderson

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
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