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

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    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. This file consists ...
  • Naval Architecture 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    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 ...
  • Naval Tactics 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-23)
    These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on naval tactics including navigation, tacking, sailing, weather, and magnetism. This file consists of 53 pages of lecture notes.
  • No. 1 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-23)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie list several experiments in chemistry. This file consists of eleven pages of notes.
  • No. 3 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-23)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie list several experiments in chemistry. This file consists of nineteen pages of notes.
  • Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-21)
    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. This file consists of fifteen pages of lecture notes.
  • Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-21)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie on October 18, 1793 discuss natural philosophy with a focus on topics in physics including motion, gravity, pendulums, . This file consists of fifteen pages of lecture notes.
  • Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy, No. 3 - Mechanics 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-21)
    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. This file consists of 25 pages of lecture notes.
  • Oblique Angle Triangles 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss theorems for oblique angle triangles. This file consists of nine pages of lecture notes.
  • Of the General Affections of Motion 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss general principles of motion including velocity and dynamics. This file consists of five pages of notes.
  • Optics, No. 1-3 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1793 focus on optics. Dinwiddie discusses the properties of various instruments including microscopes, telescopes, and magic lanterns as well as convex and concave lenses. ...
  • Plane Mirrors; Archimedes; Gravity 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-23)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie examine a number of topics in physics including gravity, force, velocity, light, and mirrors. Dinwiddie also mentions the classical natural philosophers Sappho, Archimedes, and Hermes. ...
  • Planitarium 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss several instruments including planitaria, clocks, and globes. This file consists of sixteen pages of notes.
  • Planitarium - Globe 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on planitaria, globes, and other topics in astronomy. The file consists of 48 pages of lecture notes.
  • Questions; Mechanics; Of Central Forces 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-23)
    This series of notes written by James Dinwiddie begins with a series of questions and answers related to various topics in physics. The notes continue with a series of questions and answers in mechanics followed by expanded ...
  • Recreations, No. 1 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 titled "Recreations" contain several mathematical puzzles, such as magic squares, and other mathematical facts. This file consists of twelve pages of notes.
  • Rules of Philosophy 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 are entitled "Rules of Philosophy". They focus on natural philosophical topics including matter, motion, gravity, simple machines, projectiles, pneumatics, and pendula. This ...
  • Time 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on time. This file consists of thirteen pages of notes.
  • Trigonometry 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-22)
    These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on trigonometry. The notes begin with a series of definitions of angles, circles, and trigonometric measurements. They go on to mention various corollaries and ...
  • Vitriolated Tartar/Nitre 

    Dinwiddie, James (2009-07-23)
    These notes written by James Dinwiddie focus on vitrolated tartar and nitre. Dinwiddie discusses the chemical composition of each substance as well as various reactions when they are mixed with other compounds. This file ...