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Richard Watson: Notes of lectures

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5047

Scope and Contents

184 folios. Includes: (fo. 2) title page; (fo. 2v) rough notes; (fo. 3) notes by Richard Watson of lectures given by Gerras Holmes on natural philosophy; (fo. 66) notes by Watson of lectures by Holmes on optics; (fo. 134) notes by Watson of lectures by Holmes on hydrostatics; (fo. 180v) 'Lectures read by Mr. Holmes of Emanuel College in Cambridge', 'Cambridge 31' and scribblings; (fo. 184) 'twells Pigott Pigott Burslem Twells'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1755 (Circa)

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 volume(s) (1 Volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The volume was sold at the sale of the Watson family of Calgarth Park, Westmorland, at Hodgson's, in 1909. Bequeathed by John Willis Clark, 1910.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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