Roy, William, 1726-1790
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Sir Charles Blagden papers
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 51
Abstract:
The Sir Charles Blagden Papers contain scientific and travel notes, correspondence, and printed material documenting aspects of the life and scientific work of Sir Charles Blagden. These include observations on travel in England and on the continent in the 1780s; memoranda on scientific experiments and observations, including notes by Lavoisier; letters to his brother, John Blagden Hale; and proof sheets of Philosophical Transactions for 1789.
Dates:
1616-1861, bulk 1770-1800
Jean André DeLuc papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 179
Abstract:
Correspondence, lecture notes, and scientific writings of DeLuc and of his nephew, Jean Andreé DeLuc (1763-1847), relating to his experiments in electricity, to lectures given in Geneva by the younger DeLuc, and to outstanding scientists of the period. Also notebooks of several geological expeditions in England, Wales, Belgium, Holland, Westphalia, and the Jura mountains
(1778-1806). Correspondents of the elder DeLuc include Sir Joseph Banks, Varenne de Boest, Queen Charlotte and other...
Dates:
1746-1847
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Jean André DeLuc papers
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