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

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-1370
• Dates of Creation:1780-1803
• Name of Creator:
  Unknown (Unknown)
• 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

  Access should be unrestricted but please check in advance of any consultation.

• 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

• Personal Names

  Robison, John, 1739-1805 (professor of natural philosophy, University of Edinburgh)

• Corporate Names

  University of Edinburgh (Scottish University)