This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of August 2, 1796 to August 24, 1796. During this time, Dinwiddie resided in Calcutta.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of September 25, 1796 to November 6, 1796. During this period he resided in Calcutta.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of November 4, 1797 to December 15, 1797. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of December 16, 1797 to January 17, 1798. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of March 7, 1798 to April 8, 1798. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal that is 46 pages in length.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of May 4, 1798 to June 4, 1798. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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).
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
These are journals written by W.J. Proudfoot, the grandson of James Dinwiddie. Proudfoot's journals record daily events in both his personal and professional life. Included is a notebook with a biography of his father, James Proudfoot, who was Dinwiddie's son-in-law. Proudfoot also wrote a story of a watch owned by Dinwiddie and passed onto Proudfoot through his father. The entry culminates with the trial of the man who stole the watch and the rumours of the watch's possible fate.
James Dinwiddie's personal journals cover 1776 to 1812, covering the time he spent in China with the British expedition as well as his subsequent years in Calcutta and return to England and Ireland. In the journals, Dinwiddie records daily events such as with whom he dined or visited, where he travelled, and any lectures he gave or attended.
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.
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).
