Batavian Society of Experimental Philosophy
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Sub-Series
Correspondence with scientific societies, 1863 - 1866
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/411
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with various scientific societies, with related papers. There are notices, agendas, addresses and reports for the British Association, British Horological Institute, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, and Tyneside Naturalist Field Club; a report of the Kew Committee for the British Association; reports from the 'South Australian Weekly Chronicle' on the Institution of Naval Architects and the South Australian Institute; Airy's thoughts on a burst high-pressure...
Dates:
1863 - 1866
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Series
Correspondence with scientific societies, 1865 - 1868
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/412
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with various scientific societies, with related papers. There are notices and council minutes for the British Association; reports of the Kew Committee; the report of the committee wishing to publish K.L.C. Rümker's stellar observations; papers relating to W.R. Birt's lunar committee; W. Thomson's report on tidal observations; W.R. Grove's address to the 1866 convention; and J.D. Forbes' address to the 1867 convention. Other articles include a description of the Kew...
Dates:
1865 - 1868
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Correspondence with scientific societies, 1868 - 1873
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/413
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with various scientific societies, with related papers. There are reports of the Alnwick Scientific and Mechanical Institution; several pieces in the 'Journal of the Society of Arts' relating to the Institution of Naval Architects; S. Birch's address to the Society of Biblical Archaeology; a review of the French Academy of Sciences and the Danish Society of Sciences; the proceedings of the Antwerp Geophysical Congress; the claim of the Scottish Meteorological Society to a...
Dates:
1868 - 1873
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Transactions with scientific bodies, 1871 - 1876
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/415
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to transactions with several scientific bodies, including the Alnwick Scientific and Mechanical Institution; the Institution of Naval Architects; the Batavian Society of Experimental Philosophy of Rotterdam; the Danish Academy of Sciences; the International Congress of Geographical Sciences; the Royal Irish Academy; the Meteorological Society; the Patent Office Library; the Society of Telegraph Engineers; the Society of French Ancient Books; and the Wellington Philosophical...
Dates:
1871 - 1876
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).