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Nicholson, William (1753-1815)44
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Archive Collection

J. W. Belton papers

Belton, J W

c.1900-1990

Comprises notes on various aspects of chemistry.

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Archive Sub-collection

Letters and papers of Professor Arthur Smithells, with some letters to his widow

Smithells, Arthur (1860-1939)

1887-1955

This collection was presented to the Library by Professor P A Smithells of the University of Otago, New Zealand, in 1975. He is Professor Arthur Smithells' son.

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Archive File

Archive File

Archive File

Chemistry lecture notes, Yorkshire College, October 12th, 1894 - third term (summer 1895), by Alfred Coulson

Coulson, Alfred

1894-1895

Notes on compounds of sulphur are inserted

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Notes taken from the lectures on chemistry delivered in 1786-1787 by Joseph Black

1786-1787

Contents: Vol.1: Lectures 1-14; Vol.2: Lectures 15-21; Vol.3: Lectures 22-40; Vol.9: Lectures 102-110; Vol.10: Lecture 110 [contd]; 105-107, on different topics from those of the previous lectures 105...

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Chemistry notebook of Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe

Thorpe, Sir Thomas Edward (1845-1925)

c.1872-c.1876

Notebook containing tables of experimental data, mainly on physical chemistry

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An alphabetical author catalogue of the library of old books on alchemy, chemistry and medicine collected by Alfred Chaston Chapman

Chaston Chapman, Alfred (1869-1932)

c.1901-1925

Contents: (1) authors, A-F, (2) authors, G-O, (3) authors, P-Z, and modern works on the history of chemistry, on the Royal Society and on brewing and distilling

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Notes made by Samuel Smith from lectures on chemistry, presumably delivered at Edinburgh, by Professor Thomas Charles Hope

Smith, Samuel

1812

Notes mainly on rectos only. Both vols. signed and dated by Samuel Smith, November 1812

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Notes on chemistry

ca.1820

Watermarks '1819' on f.1 and '1818' on f.3

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