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'Sanderson's Physica, being Lectures on... Natural Philosophy, viz....', Written in the 18th century by J. Wall

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MS. Rigaud 3
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'Sanderson's Physica, being Lectures on... Natural Philosophy, viz.: Mechanicks, Hydrostaticks, Pneumaticks, Acousticks, Opticks, Astronomy, with ... discourses on the Rain-bow, Tide, and other ... Phænomena. Transcribed by J. Wall', with diagrams.

These are lectures delivered by the blind professor, Nicholas Saunderson (d. 1739), at Cambridge. An index is at p. i.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in the 18th century by J. Wall

Extent

266 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Rigaud 3

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 26203

Custodial History

With the book-plate 'E. Lib': M. Wall M.B., Coll. Nov. Oxon. Soc. 1776' and motto 'Nil conseire sibi': 'S. P. Rigaud, Nov. 8, 1824.'.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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