James Dinwiddie fonds. 1767-1815.

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James Dinwiddie fonds. 1767-1815.

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Fonds consists of the personal papers of Dr. James Dinwiddie which include his lecture notes, scientific journals, notebooks, manuscript, early experiments for 1774, correspondence, and personal journals and also some records from the Royal Institution for 1808-1814. The papers also include the journals of W.J. Proudfoot and a biography of his father (and Dinwiddie's son-in-law) James Proudfoot.

2.16 metres of textual records.

Dalhousie University, Killam Memorial Library, Dalhousie University Library

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Dalhousie University, Killam Memorial Library, Dalhousie University Library

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Royal Institution of Great Britain.

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Dinwiddie, James

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Epithet: LLD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x000334 Dr. James Dinwiddie was born in 1746 at Dumfries, Scotland. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1778. In 1779 he began writing his series "Queries and Hints", which were scientific journals covering a wide variety of subjects. His fields of research included history, physics, chemistry, engineering, military tactics, and many other diverse topic...