Browsing by Subject "1793"
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Natural History, No. 2,3; Chemistry, No. 1-4; Metallurgy, No. 1-3
(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
(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 ... -
Notes on a Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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. ... -
Planitarium
(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
(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. -
Queries and Hints vol. 16 #2252-2360
(2009-07-24)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 ... -
Queries and Hints vol. 17 #2361-2455
(2009-07-23)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 ... -
Recreations, No. 1
(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
(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
(2009-07-22)These notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 focus on time. This file consists of thirteen pages of notes. -
Trigonometry
(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 ...
