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Questions; Mechanics; Of Central Forces

Questions; Mechanics; Of Central Forces

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder C77
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

Queries and Hints vol. 3 #428-613

Queries and Hints vol. 3 #428-613

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder D3
File
1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This is volume 3 of the scientific journal entitled "Queries and Hints"; it contains queries numbered 428 to 613. Composed by James Dinwiddie in September, 1782 while he was in Dublin, the journal covers a variety of scientific subjects. This file consists of one journal.

One letter to James Dinwiddie from I. Costellae

One letter to James Dinwiddie from I. Costellae

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A24
File
July 08, 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Waterford ; recommendation

Lecture 6 - Theories of the Earth

Lecture 6 - Theories of the Earth

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder C75
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

In this series of notes written by James Dinwiddie, he discusses various natural philosophers' theories of the earth. He includes theories from Burnet, Woodward, Whiston, and Buffon.

Dynamics: 1. On the distinguishing properties of matter; 2. On the perserverance of matter; 3. Of...

Dynamics: 1. On the distinguishing properties of matter; 2. On the perserverance of matter; 3. Of the powers and activity of matter

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C65
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on matter. The notes are split into three sections; the first deals with the properties of matter including various propositions. The second discusses the perserverance of matter or what happens when forces are applied. The final section deals with the powers of matter and involves inertia and resistance.

Introduction; Mechanics

Introduction; Mechanics

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C68
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on topics in mechanics such as gravity, momentum, compound engines, and Ferguson's machine as well as matter, magnetism, electric shock, and capillary action in the introductory section.

Hydrostatics and Hydraulics; Nature in Three Different Views; Colour; Lights and Colour

Hydrostatics and Hydraulics; Nature in Three Different Views; Colour; Lights and Colour

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder C73
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie examine a number of topics in physics including light, motion, matter, hydraulics, and hydrostatics as well as a treatise on Nature from the points of view of philosophy, art, and theology.

A letter from William Kellock, to James Dinwiddie

A letter from William Kellock, to James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 2, Folder 1
File
March 06, 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dumfries ; Kellock

One letter to James Dinwiddie from James Lynch

One letter to James Dinwiddie from James Lynch

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A68
File
June 10, 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::apparatus ; Air Pump ; gold ; hemispheres ; James Lynch ; 1782

One letter to James Dinwiddie, sender unknown,

One letter to James Dinwiddie, sender unknown,

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A115
File
October 26, 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::1782 ; Livingston ; Penmanship ; Newry ; Treatise on Fortification and Gunnery ; Richard ; John Edgar ;

Motion and Force

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.

Plane Mirrors; Archimedes; Gravity

Plane Mirrors; Archimedes; Gravity

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder C74
File
after 1782

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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.

One letter to James Dinwiddie from A Eason

One letter to James Dinwiddie from A Eason

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A35
File
September 17, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::College ; Leeds ; Halifax ; Liverpool ; Chester ; Shefield ; A Eason ; 1783

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Thomas Irvine

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Thomas Irvine

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A62
File
February 04, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Thomas Irvine ; 1783 ; London ; Dublin

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Charles Spalding

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Charles Spalding

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A90
File
September 09, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Charles Spalding ; 1783 ; death ; Diving Bell ; crime ; Dr. Cullen ; physicians ; murder ; diving ; Ireland ; Dr. Black ;

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Charles Taylor

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Charles Taylor

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A97
File
November 29, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::inflammable ; Oil of Vitriol ; iron ; apparatus ; tubes ; funnel ; Globe ; philosopy ; chemical ; balloon ; 1783 ; Charles Taylor

Property deed for twelve acres between William Freeman and Nathan Tupper, Junior

Property deed for twelve acres between William Freeman and Nathan Tupper, Junior

MS-2-201, SF Box 30, Folder 43, Item 1
Item
1783

Part of Francis Freeman Tupper fonds

One letter to James Dinwiddie from George Bell

One letter to James Dinwiddie from George Bell

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A7
File
October 09, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::George Bell ; Bill ; balance ; change ; 1783

Three letters about James Dinwiddie written by James Gandon

Three letters about James Dinwiddie written by James Gandon

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A44
File
July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains three letters about James Dinwiddie written by architect James Gandon, dated July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783. One of the letters is addressed to Richard Dalton.

Seventeen letters to James Dinwiddie from Logan Henderson

Seventeen letters to James Dinwiddie from Logan Henderson

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A54
File
July 23, 1783 - November 28, 1790

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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

One letter to James Dinwiddie from John McGeorge

One letter to James Dinwiddie from John McGeorge

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A69
File
January 01, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dublin ; Bell ; Mathematics ; Brown ; John McGeorge ; 1783

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Ino Riddick

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Ino Riddick

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A84
File
October 31, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Ino Riddick ; 1783 ; McGregor ; Smith ; London ; Dublin ; Liverpool

One letter to James Dinwiddie from James White

One letter to James Dinwiddie from James White

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A108
File
March 02, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::White ; 1783 ; Henderson ; Arithmetics

One letter to James Dinwiddie from R. Higginbotham

One letter to James Dinwiddie from R. Higginbotham

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A57
File
January 20, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dublin ; Cylinder ; electric ; machine ; R. Higginbotham ; 1783

One letter to James Dinwiddie from T. Hancock Neville

One letter to James Dinwiddie from T. Hancock Neville

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A79
File
July 24, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::T. Hancock Neville ; 1783 ; Waterford ; Dublin ; Philosopher

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

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

MS-2-726, 2011-055, Box 2, Folder 15
Item
2 July 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

General Law of Nature

General Law of Nature

Dinwiddie, Box 2, Folder 4
File
After 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Notes containing a variety of scientific remarks and inferences.

Five letters to James Dinwiddie from W. Hart Stevenson

Five letters to James Dinwiddie from W. Hart Stevenson

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A93
File
September 15, 1784 - January 13, 1787

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::W. Hart Stevenson ; 1789 ; 1787 ; drawing frame ; John ; engine ; spinning frame ; spindles ; machinery ; Doctor Stewarts ; Devil ; cylinder ; brass ; iron ; Blair ; Spanish Ambassador ; Mrs. Miller ; Dictionary ; electrical ; steam ; Smith ; Glasgow ; Jeremy ; Crimea ; Russia ; Bentham ; Blackstones Commentaries ; artillery ; Biggans ; Lunardi ;

Queries and Hints vol. 4 #614-727

Queries and Hints vol. 4 #614-727

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder D4
File
1784

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This is volume 4 of the scientific journal entitled "Queries and Hints"; it contains queries numbered 614 to 727. Composed by James Dinwiddie in May, 1784 while he was in Waterford, the journal covers a variety of scientific subjects. This file consists of one journal.

One letter to James Dinwiddie from William Blanta Esq.

One letter to James Dinwiddie from William Blanta Esq.

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A13
File
December 12, 1786

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::recommendation ; readings ; system

One letter to James Dinwiddie from William Crumbie

One letter to James Dinwiddie from William Crumbie

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A25
File
November 13, 1786

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::provost ; Alex ; Christie ; William Crumbie ; 1786

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : flauto

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : flauto

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 6
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the flute part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : corno secondo

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : corno secondo

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 12
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the second horn part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. It is printed on the same piece of paper as the first horn part.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : violino secondo

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : violino secondo

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 3
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the second violin part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : basso e violoncello

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : basso e violoncello

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 5
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the double bass and viola part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : fagotto primo

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : fagotto primo

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 9
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the first bassoon part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : fagotto secondo

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : fagotto secondo

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 10
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the second bassoon part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. It is printed on the same piece of paper as the second clarinet part.

One letter to James Dinwiddie from James Carmichael

One letter to James Dinwiddie from James Carmichael

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A18
File
July 28, 1786

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Frazer ; Newtonian Philosopy ; physiology

One letter to James Dinwiddie from John Wood

One letter to James Dinwiddie from John Wood

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A112
File
September 21, 1786

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::John Wood ; 1786 ; sketch ; drawing ; spring ; fire ; water ; Stevenson

Queries and Hints vol. 5 #728-794

Queries and Hints vol. 5 #728-794

Dinwiddie, Box 13, Folder D5
File
1786

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This is volume 5 of the scientific journal entitled "Queries and Hints"; it contains queries numbered 728 to 794. Composed by James Dinwiddie in November, 1786, the journal covers a variety of scientific subjects. This file consists of one journal.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : violino primo

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : violino primo

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 2
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the first violin part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : viole

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : viole

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 4
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the viola part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : clarinetto primo in A

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : clarinetto primo in A

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 7
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the first clarinet part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : clarinetto secondo in A

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : clarinetto secondo in A

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 8
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the second clarinet part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. It is printed on the same piece of paper as the second bassoon part.

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : corno primo

Concerto no. 5 for piano, opus 82 : corno primo

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2, Item 11
Item
1786

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the first horn part of a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. It is printed on the same piece of paper as the second horn part.

A letter from Harry Robertson to James Dinwiddie

A letter from Harry Robertson to James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 1, Folder 11
File
July 23, 1787

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Robertson ; Glasgow ; 1787 ; Society ; Lectures ; Chemistry ; Physics ; London

On the reasonableness of religion

On the reasonableness of religion

MS-2-25, SF Box 16, Folder 3, Item 1
Item
1787

Part of Sermons by Reverend William Ellis

Item is a handwritten sermon.

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dr Blacklock

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dr Blacklock

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A10
File
Sept 7, 1787

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::telescope ; machine ; optical ; magazine ; celestial ; discovery ; Metropolis ; London ; disease ; Magistrates ; Council ; Robison ; Dr. Blacklock ; 1787

Two letters to James Dinwiddie from Herbert Jenkins

Two letters to James Dinwiddie from Herbert Jenkins

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A64
File
August 1787, September 28, 1789

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Herbert Jenkins ; 1789 ; General ; Addington ; Pulpit ;

One letter to W.H. Stevenson from A. Neilson

One letter to W.H. Stevenson from A. Neilson

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A78
File
February 07, 1787

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::A Neilson ; 1787 ; W.H. Stevenson ; Machinery ; London

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