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Robison, John, (1739-1805), scientist

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Surname: Robison
Forenames: John
Gender: Male
Date: 1739-1805
Biography: ODNB link for Robison, John (1739-1805) Scientist
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P138758 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P24534 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for John Robison
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
c1780-1797: lectures (40 vols) and papers
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2
lectures and commonplace books (10 vols)
St Andrews University Library
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
3
1782-1801: letters to Joseph and George Black
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
NRA 13028
4
1793-1805: letters to Sir Walter Scott
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
5
1768-1771: corresp with James Watt
Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
NRA 14609 Boulton & Watt
6
1781-1805: letters to James Watt
Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
NRA 22549 Watt