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Watson, R. Philosophical remarks, [18th century].

Title: Philosophical remarks, [18th century].

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of extracts from natural history and science textbooks. Headings include Elements of nature; Of tastes; Of smells; Of sounds; Of sight and colours; A description of the eye; Of the inhabitation of the planets; Gravity; Thunder; and Of man, considered as an artificial machine. The excerpts are taken from scientific works by Isaac Newton; Aristotle; Jacques Rohault; Oliver Goldsmith; Dr. John Clarke; and Ebenezer Sibly; and are occasionally accompanied by illustrations. At the end of the manuscript are three drawings of machines and mathematical principles.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (91 p.) ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702172618 View

Sykes, Arthur Ashley, 1683 or 4-1756. Arthur Ashley Sykes papers, [1730?]-1752.

Title: Arthur Ashley Sykes papers, [1730?]-1752.

Correspondence and literary works including letters to Sykes from Thomas Bott, 1744-1746; John Clarke, 1743; Caleb Fleming, 1746; and John Jackson,1744. Also includes five works by Sykes, consisting of a commentary on a sermon by Daniel Waterland; three complete sermons and a fragment of one sermon; a paraphrase of I Corinthians; and miscellaneous notes on various subjects.

ArchivalResource: .42 cubic ft. (2 half-size letter archive boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122371470 View