These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on constrained motion. Dinwiddie begins the notes with definitions of constrained motion; he continues by discussing centrifugal motion. He later discusses motion with respect to time and space; in this section he includes a series of propositions.
This series of notes written by James Dinwiddie focuses on astronomy. Dinwiddie discusses the properties of the moon and outlines the lunar cycle as well as the phenomenon of comets. He provides a list of well known astronomers and their publications including Isaac Newton, Rene Descartes, Johannes Kepler, Socrates, Nicolas Copernicus, Otto Guernicke, Galileo, Ptolemy, and Edmond Halley.
This is the scientific journal entitled "Queries and Hints on Music"; it contains queries numbered 1 to 65. Composed by James Dinwiddie in 1792 while in London, the journal covers hints related to music. This file consists of one journal.
James Dinwiddie records his observations on China in this notebook. He makes several notes about geography, animal life, and various customs. This file consists of one notebook.
This is volume 16 of the scientific journal entitled "Queries and Hints"; it contains queries numbered 2252 to 2360. Composed by James Dinwiddie in 1792-93 while in Rio de Janiero en route to China, the journal covers a variety of scientific subjects. This file consists of one journal.
This is volume 17 of the scientific journal entitled "Queries and Hints"; it contains queries numbered 2361 to 2455. Composed by James Dinwiddie between June and October, 1793 while in China, the journal covers a variety of scientific subjects. This file consists of one journal.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of March 24, 1794 to June 30, 1794. The journal covers Dinwiddie's time sailing on the China Sea and in Batavia (present day Jakarta).
This is volume 18 of the scientific journal entitled "Queries and Hints"; it contains queries numbered 2457 to 2508. Composed by James Dinwiddie between March, 1794, the journal covers a variety of scientific subjects. This file consists of one journal.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of February 4, 1794 to March 23, 1794. During this period, Dinwiddie visited China, staying in Canton (Feb. 4 - Feb. 23) and Macao (Feb. 24 - Mar. 9?), and spent some time at sea.
This journal, dated 1793-1794, contains Dinwiddie's observations about Chinese culture and also includes his notes regarding experiments he conducted with longitude by Chronometer. This file consists of one 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.
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 December 14, 1794 to February 14, 1795. During this period, Dinwiddie resided in Calcutta.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of November 6, 1795 to December 14, 1795. During this period, Dinwiddie resided in Calcutta.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of February 15, 1795 to March 31, 1795. During this period, Dinwiddie lived in Calcutta.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of August 28, 1795 to November 5, 1795. During this period, Dinwiddie resided in Calcutta.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of December 15, 1795 to January 18, 1796 during which time Dinwiddie resided in Calcutta.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of January 18, 1796 to February 12, 1796. During this period, Dinwiddie was in Madras (modern day Chennai).
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of July 1, 1796 to August 1, 1796 during which time Dinwiddie was residing in Calcutta.
In this journal begun May 17, 1796 while in Calcutta, James Dinwiddie summarizes extracts from reports on a range of topics. He notes observations on "Dr. Black's Analysis of the Iceland waters" and "Extract from the report of the Committee for improving the manufacture of powder at Bombay" as well as others. This file consists of one journal.
This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of June 5, 1796 to July 2, 1796 during which time Dinwiddie was residing in Calcutta.
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 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 January 29, 1797 to March 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 May 15, 1797 to June 28, 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 March 4, 1797 to April 13, 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 April 14, 1797 to May 14, 1797. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.
This file contains a one page newspaper clipping from a Calcutta newspaper. The clipping is a reprinted editorial letter from Joseph Priestley denouncing the new theories of chemistry.
