Papers of William Meikleham, 1771-1846, astronomer and philosopher, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1803-1846 1792-20th century

Meikleham, Peter, fl 1798,

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Meikleham, William, 1771-1846, astronomer and philosopher, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1803-1846,

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William Meikleham (or alternatively McIlquham) was born in 1771 at Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, the second son of William McIlquham, a schoolmaster. He studied at the University of Glasgow , Scotland, from 1788-1792 . During his time there he won numerous prizes and graduated MA in 1792 . He was Rector of Ayr Academy, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, from 1796 until1799. In 1794, he was appointed occasional assistant to John Anderson (1726-1796), Professor of Natur...

University of Glasgow (1451- : Glasgow, Scotland)

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These are Economic History lecture notes, possibly a lecturer's own notes. There are 6 notebooks within a slipcase. On the slipcase is written in pencil "Dr James Cunnison? Alec Macfie?" The identification of the author of these notes is not certain. There is one letter within volume 6 addressed to Dr Cunnison, but without a comparison of handwriting it has not possible to assign these notes to Dr Cunnison. References within the notes would indicate that they were written after 1924. ...