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creatorOf OPTICS: transcriptions of three tracts by Marin Mersenne, Christophorus Clavius and Jean-François Niceron; 18th cent. French and Latin. All three tracts have been copied from printed editions and include many carefully executed diagrams. No. 948 in 1..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf JEAN THOMAS: treatise on his invention of locks for canals and harbours, with coloured diagrams; early 18th cent. French. Fair copy. Added (f. 1) is a note in Thomas's hand presenting the treatise to Edward Southwell (1671-1730). Supplements Add. 970... British Library
creatorOf AMMUNITION AND PYROTECHNY: memoranda on ammunition and pyrotechny from the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich, illustrated with drawings; 1784-1805. Owned by 'H. D. Ross 1805' (f. 4: i.e. Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross); 'Royal Laboratory Woolwich 66' ..., 1784-1805 British Library
creatorOf ALCHEMY: a book containing 41 symbolical coloured drawings of alembics used in experiments for the discovery of the Philosopher's Stone; late 16th or early 17th cent. The spaces left for the text are blank. On the title page is an attribution to 'Her... British Library
creatorOf Vol. I A (ff. vi+69). Lectures on Magnetism. pp. 1-69.Mechanics: John Robison, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Edinburgh University: Lectures on Magnetism and Gunnery by John Robison: circa 1782: Copies. British Library
creatorOf Vol. I B (ff. iv+31). Lectures on Gunnery. pp. 70-99.Mechanics: John Robison, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Edinburgh University: Lectures on Magnetism and Gunnery by John Robison: circa 1782: Copies. British Library
creatorOf CLYDE-FORTH CANAL: copies of papers relating to the construction of the proposed Clyde-Forth Canal, with manuscript and printed maps; 1767. Transferred from the Science Reference Library (formerly the Patent Office Library), 18 June 1976. Paper; ff. ..., 1767 British Library
creatorOf JACQUES STELLA: twenty-six drawings of classical lamps, chiefly from the Bellori Museum in Rome; circa 1624. Owned by H. Hamal of Liége (f.1). Lot 329 in an English Sale-Catalogue (gm/-). Other prices c/-, 12/-. Transferred from the Science Reference..., approximately 1624 British Library
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