Brewster, David, Sir, 1781 - 1868 (Knight, natural philosopher and academic administrator)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Letters to Humphrey Lloyd, 1991
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/182
Scope and Contents
Around 150 letters from various correspondents to Professor Humphrey Lloyd, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin. There are numerous letters from G.B. Airy and Sir John Herschel. Other correspondents include well-known scientists, including John Couch Adams, A.D. Bache, David Brewster, Buys Ballot, John Challis and C.F. Gauss.
Dates:
1991
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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Papers of William Herschel, 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/170/24
Scope and Contents
6. Physics.6/11. 'Experiments on Light and Heat' (continued from RGO 35/171/23).6/11.2. No. 2: 392-816, 26 June 1800 - 24 October 1800.6/11.3. No. 3: 817-881, 28 October 1800 - 26 May 1805.6/11.4. Index to experiments on light and heat.6/12.1. 'Modifications of light', first copy, with other papers on 'flections' (deflection and inflection of light).6/12.2. 'Modifications of light', second copy, arranged differently to 6/12.1.6/13....
Dates:
1936
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).