John Dalton's lectures and lecture illustrations.

  • Gee, W. W. Haldane.
Date:
[1915]
Catalogue details

Licence: In copyright

Credit: John Dalton's lectures and lecture illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    12/88 (page 10)
    SYLLABUS OF A COURSE OF LECTURES ON (Experimental iJhilcrsoplu) BY JOHN DALTON. It is divided as shown below :— Lect. i and 2. On Matter, Motion and Mechanics. Lect. 3. Lect. 4 and 5. Lect. 6. Lect. 7. Lect. 8 and 9. Lect. 10. Lect. 11 and 12. Lect. 13. Lect. 14 and 15. Hydrostatics. Pneumatics. On Hydraulics. On the Steam Engine. On Electricity. On Galvanism. On Optics. On Meteorology. On Astronomv. From these lectures he realised nearly U50. 1809-10. On the 21st December, 1809, Dalton commenced a second course of lectures on Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution, London. After an introductory lecture he dealt with :— Lectu: res 2 and 3. Laws of Motion n 4 „ 5' Pneumatics. 6. Hydrostatics. 0 5) od ts. Steam Engine. 5) 9 » 10. Electricity. V 11 „ 12. Meteorology. )) 13 „ H- Astronomy. )) 15 » 16. Heat. 17, 18, 19 and 20. Chemical Elements.