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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of December 4, 1798 to February 2, 1799. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of February 4, 1799 to April 28, 1799. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of October 23, 1800 to December 9, 1800. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of July 13, 1801 to October 1, 1801. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of February 13, 1808 to August 15, 1808. Dinwiddie records his stays in London (Feb. 13 - Jul. 12, 1808), Dumfries (Jul. 13 - Jul. 25, 1808), and Edinburgh (Jul. 26 - Aug. 15, 1808). This file consists of one journal.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of November 22, 1810 to May 22, 1811. During this period, Dinwiddie resided in London. This file consists of one journal that is 109 pages in length.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of January 5, 1776 and February 10, 1776

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of February 12, 1776 and March 1, 1776

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  • Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder B4
  • File
  • August 20, 1779 - Sept. 5, 1779 ; September 23, 1779 - December 20, 1779
  • Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the periods of August 20, 1779 to September 23, 1779 and September 23, 1779 to December 20, 1779. During this time, Dinwiddie visited Belfast (Sept. 23), Lisburn (Oct. 11 - Nov. 18), and Newbry (Nov. 18 - Dec. 20).

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of March 26, 1780 to April 24, 1780 at which time he was in Dublin.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of July 1, 1794 to October 4, 1794. In the journal, Dinwiddie mentions "Jackal" the British expedition to China's military escort. He also writes a "History of Sumatra" at the back of the book.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of October 6, 1794 to December 12, 1794. During this time, Dinwiddie resided in Calcutta.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of May 9, 1795 to June 22, 1795 during which he resided in Calcutta.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of February 13, 1796 to March 24, 1796. During this period, Dinwiddie was staying in Madras (modern day Chennai).

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of March 24, 1796 to May 4, 1796. During this period, Dinwiddie spent time in Madras (modern day Chennai) and Calcutta as well as travelling on the ship "John".

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of January 9, 1797 to January 28, 1797. During this period he resided in Calcutta.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of June 24, 1797 to August 31, 1797. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of September 1, 1797 to November 3, 1797. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of January 18, 1798 to February 10, 1798. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

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This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of February 11, 1798 to March 6, 1798. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of April 9, 1798 to May 3, 1798. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of April 29, 1799 to July 5, 1799. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of July 6, 1799 to September 14, 1799. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of September 15, 1799 to November 19, 1799. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of February 6, 1801 to April 18, 1801. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of April 19, 1801 to July 12, 1801. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of October 2, 1801 to December 21, 1801. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of April 10, 1806 to August 5, 1806. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwidde spans the period of August 6, 1806 to December 25, 1806. Dinwiddie resided in Calcutta until September 15th when he set sail on the Indian Ocean on a return voyage to London. This file consists of one journal.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of January 11, 1809 to June 17, 1809. During this time, Dinwiddie resided in London. This file consists of one journal that is 115 pages in length.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of June 18, 1809 to December 31, 1809. During this time, Dinwiddie resided in London. This file consists of one journal that is 122 pages in length.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of May 23, 1811 to September 21, 1811. During this period, Dinwiddie resided in London. This file consists of one journal that is 87 pages in length.

Journal

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of September 23, 1811 to January 17, 1812. During this period, Dinwiddie resided in London. This file consists of one journal that is 88 pages in length.

Journal of Galvanism

In this scientific journal written in December, 1801 in Calcutta, James Dinwiddie records his observations and experiments in galvanism and other electrical phenomena. This file consists of one journal.

Journal of Lectures

These are a series of notes taken by James Dinwiddie between March 23, 1809 and December 21, 1809 from lectures given at the Royal Institution. The topics range from the electro-chemistry to astronomical systems to botanical taxonomies. This file consists of one volume.

Journal of Lectures

These are a series of notes taken by James Dinwiddie between December 22, 1808 and March 11, 1809 from lectures given at the Royal Institution. The topics range from the orbits of the sun and moon to the state of science prior to Isaac Newton to chemical attraction. This file consists of one volume.

Lecture 10 - Astronomy

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1783 (?) focus on astronomy. He mentions the moon and tides as well as eclipses.

Lecture 11

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1783 (?) note various astronomical systems including the Ptolemaic and Copernican as well as Kepler's, Newton's, and Descartes' theories on planetary motion.

Lecture 13 - Astronomy

These notes written by James Dinwiddie outline a lecture on astronomy. He discusses the various planets and their motion as well as their various measurements (diameter, distance from the sun).

Lecture 2 - Astronomy

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1783 (?) focus on astronomy including the phases of Venus and movements of the planets and moon.

Lecture 4 - Pneumatics; Lecture 5

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1787 (?) discuss the study of pneumatics. He notes its connection with air and the atmosphere. Dinwiddie records several experiments involving barometers, fountains, and pumps.

Lecture 4, 5

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1783 (?) deal with the properties of air and various experiments that demonstrate these.

Lecture 6 - Theories of the Earth

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.

Lecture 7

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1783 (?) deal with electricity and electrical machines.

Lecture 7 - Geology, Volcanic Theory

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie discuss theories related to volcanic eruptions. Dinwiddie also mentions physical structures of the volcano and historical dates for volcanic eruptions.

Lecture 8

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1783 (?) discuss electricity and lightning.

Lecture Notes

These notes written by James Dinwiddie outline twenty lectures on topics in physics including motion, gravity, force, and acceleration. The notes also touch on natural theology with respect to knowledge and creation.

Lecture Notes

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 are a series of questions related to astronomy; the notes may be examination papers.

Lecture Notes

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 are recorded in Latin.
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