Manuscripts
John Tyndall notebook
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John Tyndall notebook
Manuscripts
This notebook contains 79 pages of various notes by John Tyndall. The majority of the notes deal with physics and he talks about several other physicists including Michael Faraday.
mssHM 72084
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John Tyndall letters
Manuscripts
The letters are written to various people (two of which are not identified) and deal with trivial matters as well as science, and Tyndall's writing of a autobiography or a scientific article for the Youth's Companion. The note is written on stationary from "Elton Hall."
mssHM 75992-75998
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John Burroughs notebook
Manuscripts
Notebook contianing printed notices of "Wake-Robin," notes made on the South Downs of England (October 13, 1871), accounts of expenses, and miscellaneous memoranda. Annotated by Clara Barrus with 5 newspaper clippings pasted in.
mssHM 15477
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Richard Bentley notebook
Manuscripts
It is conjecture that the author of this notebook is Richard Bentley ("R. Bentley" appears on the verso of the second flyleaf). The volume includes several essays including "Sanderson's Hydrostaticks," "De Microscopiis," "De Telescopiis," and "Demonstrations of the 6th Axiom in Dr. Isaak Newton's Opticks." There are also 8 pages of notes regarding mathematics.
mssHM 72871
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Surgical notes: notebook
Manuscripts
This notebook contains handwritten surgical notes (30 pages) by a Dr. Carmen (first name is unknown), probably in California. The notes are undated but the approximate date is 1856. The subjects vary and include: colds, burns, blood vessels, aneurysms, small pox, cancer and many others. There are also a few pages of "General Remarks." The volume also contains a 12-page index near the back of the notebook. Most of the volume is blank. On the inside front cover is a note about the provenance of the notebook.
mssHM 80415