Comprises: (1) ["Account of the Meteor as seen at Spacey House near Pannall, August 18th 1783"], in the form of a letter addressed "To the Philosophical & Literary Society Leeds", dated Leeds, February 4th, 1784, and signed Wm. Hey; ff. 14. (2) Another copy, unsigned, in a different hand, with two coloured illustrations and with the title given above; pp.14. (3) "On the method of guarding buildings etc. from the destructive effects of lightning", unsigned and undated, in the same hand as item 1; pp. 22. (4) "Part of Mr. Farish's Lectures on the various Arts and Manufactures - at Cambridge", notebook, pp. [72]. (5) Note by Professor R. Whiddington about the papers, dated 23.7.51. (6) "The Hey Papers", reprinted from the Proceedings of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society (Scientific Section), vol.6, part 2 (December 1952), pp. 65-77.
Papers by William Hey, F.R.S., and related material
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 184
- Dates of Creation
- 1783-1784
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 6 items Two of the papers are in William Hey's autograph
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
William Hey, 1736-1819, F.R.S., was one of the founders of the Leeds General Infirmary where he served as a senior surgeon from 1773 to 1812
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Presented by Professor R.D. Preston, 6 March 1961
Note
In English
Custodial History
From the library of Professor R. Whiddington
Bibliography
Items (1) and (3), with the illustrations from (2), and a specimen of Hey's hand from (1), are printed in "The Hey Papers", Proceedings of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society (Scientific Section), vol.6, part 2 (December 1952), pp. 65-77.
Additional Information
The Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds, to which item (1) is addressed, is evidently not the same as the current Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, which was founded in 1819