Letters of and to John Francis Campbell, mainly relating to his acquisition of apparatus for solar experiments, particularly glass spheres., 1879-1882.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.7.8
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include various opticians and civil engineers whose assistance Campbell required.
There are also several letters from Donald Macleod, editor of ‘Good Words’, concerning proposals for publication of articles by Campbell.
Printed items include an article on ‘The Sun’ by Professor Roscoe, ‘The Sun and the Earth’ by Professor Balfour Stewart and ‘Dioptric Apparatus in Lighthouses for the Electric Light’, by James T Chance, a civil engineer.
Dates
- Creation: 1879-1882.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English; Scottish Gaelic
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ix + 305 + several blank folios. Folio.)
Bibliography
Roscoe, Henry E. ‘Sun’ (Manchester, 1878).
Stewart, Balfour. ‘Sun and the Earth’ (Manchester, 1872).
Chance, James T. ‘Dioptric Apparatus in Lighthouses for the Electric Light’ (London, 1879).
Stewart, Balfour. ‘Sun and the Earth’ (Manchester, 1872).
Chance, James T. ‘Dioptric Apparatus in Lighthouses for the Electric Light’ (London, 1879).
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk