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Madras

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

China, 24 March 1794

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from March 24 - June 30, 1794, with entries written aboard ship on the return journey and in or near Batavia (now Jakarta).

Jackall, 1 July 1794, off Bantam Bay

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from July 1 - October 4, 1794 from onboard the Jackall, one of the squadron of ships that made up the George McCartney mission to China, 1792-1794.

Canton, 4th Feb'y 1794

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from February 4 - March 23, 1794 while in China, staying in Canton and Macao.

Journal, 23 September 1811, London

Item is a journal kept by Dinwiddie from September 23, 1811 to January 17, 1812, during which time he lived in London. The first page is inscribed "land log book as formerly," and the entries are dominated by details about the weather.

Journal, 1836

Item is the beginning of W.J. Proudfoot's journal of the first part of his journey to America, with entries from June 1-6, 1836, in which he describes his days in Liverpool waiting for the Corinthian to sail.

Chronometer journal

Item is a notebooks kept by James Dinwiddie between October 3, 1792 and August 31, 1793 containing observations from a chronometer recorded during his journey from London to China.

Notes about planetary orbits

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.

Logarithms

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

Vision

File contains two notebooks containing notes about vision, including descriptions about the structure of the eye as well as the diffraction and refraction of light.

Credo Chinesa

Item is a notebook in which James Dinwiddie recorded his observations (in 75 numbered paragraphs) about China, including its geography, animal life, and customs.
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