Letters of and to John Francis Campbell relating to thermography., 1858-1880.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.7.7
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include many notable 19th-century men of science, such as the astronomers Sir James South, Sir George B Airy and William Lassell, natural philosophers John Tyndall and Sir David Brewster, Sir Henry E Roscoe, the chemist, and George M Whipple, the physicist. There are also several letters of and to the 8th Duke of Argyll.
A few printed items have been bound in with the letters: Campbell`s pamphlet ‘On a New Self-Registering Sun-Dial’ (London, 1857) (folio 9), and three meteorological pamphlets of George M Whipple, 1878-1879 (folios 85, 92, 98).
Dates
- Creation: 1858-1880.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English; Scottish Gaelic
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (198 + many blank folios. Folio.)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk