Biographical Notebooks of prof. Rigaud, Written in about A.D. 1830 (?) by S. P. Rigaud, and in or soon after 1832 by S. P. Rigaud
MS. Rigaud 11: 'Notices, biographical and literary, respecting scientific men and their works. Extracts from Hearnes Pocket Books, vol. '107-145', 1705-35 (= nos. 15124-268): has an index, 1830, 87 leaves.
MS. Rigaud 12: Indexes to twenty-one works, some of which are astronomical or other scientific books, 1832, 93 leaves: among the rest are:
- The Pursuits of Literature (by T. J. Mathias), 4th ed. (fol. 17)
- Cowley's Poems (fols. 26, 29)
- Spence's Anecdotes (fols. 34, 39)
- Birch's History of the Royal Society (fol. 70)
- The Philosophical Magazine, vols, i-lvi (fol. 76)
- Thomson's Annals of Philosophy, vols. i-xiii (fol. 77)
- The Monthly Magazine, vols. i-1 (fol. 80)
These indexes are chiefly of persons mentioned, or of biographies.
Dates
- Creation: Written in about A.D. 1830 (?) by S. P. Rigaud, and in or soon after 1832 by S. P. Rigaud
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Rigaud 11-12
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, nos. 26211-26212
Custodial History
MS. Rigaud 12: 'S. P. Rigaud, March 1832.'.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/8 × 6 6/8 in.
Repository Details
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