Notebook, 1703
Scope and Contents
Treatise, 1703, on physics (copied in Latin). The volume includes pen and ink diagrams and one red crayon portrait of an unidentified man.
Notations in front of book, "Libris, Robert Bolling, junior, 1764" and "This Book MSS was in the library of Robert Carter [Councillor] of Virginia."
William & Mary Physics professor John McKnight shared the following notes: Aristoleian physics; pre-Newton physics; organization of general physics (properties of matter, motion, etc.); standard text of general physics.
Dates
- Creation: 1703
Language of Materials
English Latin
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.10 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository