Outlines of Mechanical Philosophy (notes taken at lectures given by John Robison)

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  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1370
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1780-1803
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume

Scope and Content

Heavily annotated Outlines of Mechanical Philosophy with inserts, bearing extensive manual revisions from as late as 1803.

Administrative / Biographical History

John Robison (1739-1805) was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh from 1774-1805. He lectured on a broad range of scientific subjects including mechanics, hydrodynamics, astronomy, optics, electricity and magnetism, introducing a good deal of mathematical demonstration.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Accession E.77.6 (18 Feb 1977)

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Duncan Fisher12 May 2002 for the NAHSTE project

Updated, Grant Buttars 16 May 2012

Subjects

Mechanics