Physics -- Early works to 1800, Electricity -- Early works to 1800, Electricity, Physics, and Early works
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Ms. on physics including sections on fire, color, light, optics, water, the magnet, and the system of the world. A section on "electricité naturelle" cites the work of Abbe Nollet in 1749 and of Franklin ; in French.
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800, Physics -- Early works to 1800, Optics -- Early works to 1800, Wine and wine making -- Early works to 1800, Fermentation -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, French -- Specimens, Manuscripts -- Specimens, Astronomy, Fermentation, Manuscripts, Manuscripts, French, Optics, Physics, Wine and wine making, Early works, and Specimens
Abstract
Collection of 7 printed pamphlets and 8 manuscripts on astronomy, physics, optics, wine and fermentation, and other scientific topics.
Physical sciences -- Early works to 1800, Physics -- Early works to 1800, Electricity -- Early works to 1850, Electricity, Physical sciences, Physics, and Early works
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Manuscript lecture notes from a course in the physical sciences given by an unnamed professor. The notes cover various topics including acoustics, meteors, volcanoes, aerostatics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, optics, electricity (including discussions of the work of Nollet and Benjamin Franklin), and astronomy. Also discussed is the work of Sigaud de La Fond.
Physics -- Early works to 1800, Electricity -- Early works to 1850, Magnetism -- Early works to 1800, Physics -- Experiments -- Early works to 1800, Electricity -- Experiments -- Early works to 1850, Magnetism -- Experiments -- Early works to 1800, Electricity, Electricity -- Experiments, Magnetism, Magnetism -- Experiments, Physics, Physics -- Experiments, and Early works
Physics -- Early works to 1800, Electricity -- Early works to 1850, Electricity -- Experiments, Scientific recreations, Electricity, Electricity -- Experiments, Physics, Scientific recreations, and Early works
Lowe Brothers Ltd. (Birmingham), booksellers., Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library), and Newberry Library.
Subjects
Mathematics -- Early works to 1800, Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. -- Early works to 1800, Geometry -- Early works to 1800, Geometry -- Problems, exercises, etc. -- Early works to 1800, Physics -- Early works to 1800, Physics -- Problems, exercises, etc. -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, French, Geometry, Manuscripts, French, Mathematics, Physics, Textbooks, Early works, Problems and exercises, and Manuscript waste (Binding)
Abstract
Unsigned, undated French ms. textbook of natural philosophy, probably from the second half of the 18th century.