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Natural History, No. 2,3; Chemistry, No. 1-4; Metallurgy, No. 1-3

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C20
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[ca. 1793]

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on natural history, chemistry, and metallurgy. He mentions several topics including agriculture, physical properties of water, and mineralogy.

Naval Architecture

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C30
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[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on naval architecture. He mentions experiments that determine the best shape of an ocean vessel, improvements to rudder design, and the difference between French and English ships.

Naval Tactics

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C54
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[ca.1811]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on naval tactics including navigation, tacking, sailing, weather, and magnetism.

No. 1

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C55
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ca. 1811

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie list several experiments in chemistry.

No. 3

Dinwiddie, Box 12, Folder C56
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[ca. 1803]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie list several experiments in chemistry.

Notebooks of James Dinwiddie

Series
1776-1813

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This sous-fond contains James Dinwiddie's notebooks which include his notes from lectures at the Royal Institution of Great Britain as well as records of meteorological and chronological observations from his voyage to China. The material covers the period of 1776 to 1813.

Notes and Research Papers

Dinwiddie, Box 20, Folder K7
File
1798

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This group of documents is a series of unidentified notes and research papers composed by James Dinwiddie. This file consist of 116 pages of material.

Notes from "Philosophical Transactions"

Dinwiddie, Box 16, Folder E2
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1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This notebook begun by James Dinwiddie on September 17, 1780 while in Cork contains extracts from volume 68 of Philosophical Transactions. This file consists of one journal.

Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C16
File
October 14, 1793

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie on October 14, 1793 discuss natural philosophy with a focus on topics in physics including space, time, matter, and gravity.

Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C17
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October 18, 1793

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie on October 18, 1793 discuss natural philosophy with a focus on topics in physics including motion, gravity, pendulums, .

Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy, No. 3 - Mechanics

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C18
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[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss natural philosophy with a focus on topics in physics including mechanics, simple machines, and friction.

Notes on Fireworks

Dinwiddie, Box 20, Folder K6
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1767-1778

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This document contains two pages of notes on the composition of fireworks written by James Dinwiddie.

Notes on Geometry

Dinwiddie, Box 20, Folder K5
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1767-1778

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This document contains four pages of notes on geometry written by James Dinwiddie. The notes contain diagrams and proofs of theorems.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder J5
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April 20, 1811

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This notice from the Royal Institution from April 20, 1811 was sent to James Dinwiddie reminding him of the annual general meeting taking place on May 1, 1811. This file consists of two printed page.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder J8
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April 20, 1812

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This notice from the Royal Institution from April 20, 1812 was sent to James Dinwiddie reminding him of the annual general meeting taking place on June 1, 1812. This file consists of one printed page.

Notice of General Meeting

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder J3
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November 23, 1810

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This notice from the Royal Institution from November 23, 1810 was sent to James Dinwiddie reminding him of the general meeting taking place on Niovember 29, 1810. This file consists of one printed page.

Oblique Angle Triangles

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C28
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[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss theorems for oblique angle triangles.

Of the General Affections of Motion

Dinwiddie, Box 11, Folder C35
File
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss general principles of motion including velocity and dynamics.

One letter fragment sent to James Dinwiddie, sender unknown,

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A118
File
1788

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::1788

One letter fragment to James Dinwiddie from Mr Fitzroy

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A42
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1790-1800

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Mr. Fitzroy

One letter fragment, sender and author unknown

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A121
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November 29, 1810

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::1810 ; India ;

One letter fragment, unknown sender or receiver

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A124
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[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Royal ;

One letter to Aaron Upjohn, sender unknown

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A120
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[11, 1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::1800 ; Aaron Upjohn ; Chittagong

One letter to Col. Shawe from James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A89
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July 27, 1805

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Col. Shawe ; 1805 ; College of Fort William ; Philosophical ; Chemicals ; Lordship ; cottage ; instruments ; London ; Marquis ; apparatus ; Lord Cornwallis

One letter to James Dinwiddie from A Eason

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A35
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September 17, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Alex Hare

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A50
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[1799]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::clock ; watch ; chronometer ; Alex Hare ; David Clark ; gold ; Calcutta ; silver ; musical ; jeweled ; Halliburton ; 1799

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Allan Toulis

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A100
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April 14, 1770

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::bill ; Allan Toulis ; 1770

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Andrew Mitchell

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A75
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March 28, 1789

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Andrew Mitchell ; 1789 ; Copenhagen ; ships ; Elysium ;

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Anthony Ferguson

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A41
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Nov, 1781 - March, [1783]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Anthony Ferguson ; 1781 ; 1783

One letter to James Dinwiddie from A.P. Buchanan

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A16
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[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::surgeon ; electricity ; Col. Congreve ; machine ; rowing

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Bernard Cologan

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A22
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June 12, 1789

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::ticket ; lecture ; Besley

One letter to James Dinwiddie from C. Boyd

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A14
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[180-?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::lecture ; lady

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Charles Spalding

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A90
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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

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A97
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November 29, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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

One letter to James Dinwiddie from D Burges

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A17
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March 12, 1810

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Nicholson's Journal ; Philosophical Magazine ; book binding ; "The Man on the Moon" ; 1790 ; France ; 1786 ; India ; 1791 ; Revolution ; Republican Government ; "Memoires De L'acadmie Des Science" ; Mechanical Arts ; Patent Machines ; Royal Institute ; 1805 ; optical machines ; specticales ; eye ; camera obscura

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dean Mahomet

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A72
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[after 1806]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Hookha ; Smoking ; Hindostanee ; patronage ; Dean Mahomet

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dr Blacklock

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A10
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Sept 7, 1787

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

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

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dr. Copeland

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A23
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December 24, 1790

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::gunpowder ; chemical ; atmosphere ; water gague ; weather ; wind

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dr. Fleming

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A43
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[1792]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::embassy ; China ; Dr. Fleming ; 1792

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dr. Usher

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A104
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[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dr Usher ; eclipse

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dr William Tennant

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A98
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[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::bill ; books ; Northhampton ; Thomas ; Saunders ; William ; Tennant

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dudley Adams

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A1
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November 27, 1795

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Dudley Adams ; 1795 ; camera ; obscura ; optical ; machine ; lens ; optics

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Dumfries Philosophical Society

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A32
File
[1780?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Philosophical ; apparatus ; Dumphies ; David Blair ; Alexander Fergussour ; Robert Laurie ; John Graham ; John Dickfou ; Alexander Copland ; William Carruthers ; John Hynd ; James Carruthers ; John Scott ; John Mackenzie ; Robert Birnie ; Simon Mackenzie ; Robert Corsane ; John Harley ; William Wight ; Gilbert Gordon ; John Scott ; Ebenezer Wilson ; James Laurie ; James Gilchrist ; Gilbert Patterson ; Andrew Ewart ; Hugh Carrie ; William Bell ; John Maxwell ; Hugh Lawson ; George Mackenzie ; Ivie Gregg ; Juhn Johnstones ; Walter Reddcell ; James Mounsey ; John Bushby ; John Murray ; Thomas Slothart ; George Clerk ; William Copland ; William Douglas ; Douglas ; James Fergusson ; Colonel Gordon ; Kirkpatrick ; Sir Robert Maxwell ; Major Maxwell ; Robert Riddell ; John Tyme ; Lord Ellcock ; Andrew Crosbie ; Alexander Orr ; Dumfries Philosophical Society