James Dewar

Edinburgh MS [various hands]

Laboratory notebook, 8¼" x 10", hard black cover, spine damaged.

Includes notes on:-

pp.1-5 rough jottings

p.7 session 1869-70: Chemical Lectures. Soaps.

p.8 report on laundry measures adopted in India.

p.9 analyses of two waters - soap test.

p.10 rough calculations

p.11 heat of solution of magnesium in dilute sulphuric acid

p.12 notes on aluminium

p.13-15 heat of solution of aluminium

p.16 blank

p.17 heat of potash solutions

p.18 blank

p.19 analyses of water from Alexander Annandale & Son Beltonford Paper Works, Dunbar, 24 Dec. 1869, and of samples of water from Burton and from Berwick on Tweed.

p.20 blank

p.21 analyses of manures and of waters from Morningside.

p.22 blank

p.23 analyses of Dr Maclagan's water and of Mr Moyes' brewery water.

p.24 blank

p.25 analyses of Mr Mackay's waters; composition of "Rigby bullet"; samples of ash or residue of bleach work mixed with lea"

p.26 blank

p.27 analyses of samples of ash and chloride of lime.

p.28 water analyses

p.29, 31 analyses of water samples from William Bunn, Strathpeffer, 28 April 1871, sample from J.Jamieson, Kirkcaldy, four samples for trial of Beardmore v. Downie before Lord Mure on 22 and 23 May 1871.

pp.32-3 analyses of water of St Mary's Loch and of Edinburgh water

p.34 Blank

p.35 analyses of water: St Mary's Loch, Tibbie Shield's spring water, Logan Lee and Glencorse.

p.36 analysis of Oban spring water

p.37 analyses of Nine Mile burn, Coates spring, Fairley Hope reservoir, Braid House burn, Swanston and Coniston water.

p.38 blank

p.39 analyses of two samples of water from James Leslie, received 13 July 1871, and analysis of deposit in water pipe received from James Leslie, 14 Oct. 1871.

pp.40-41 & 43 rough notes on experiments with bells [?vacuum expts].

p.44 hydrogenation of cystine by battery.

pp.45-6 alcohol radicals from coal tar

p.47 chinoline, 5 Feb. 1872.

p.48 experiments using pyrheliometer, including radiation of burning magnesium ribbon.

p.49 experiments on luminosities

p.50 blank

pp.51-2 notes on rates of cooling

pp.53-4 palladium

pp.55-6 dissociation of palladium and hydrogen

p.57 analyses of manures from Perth and of two brewery waters.

p.58 blank

p.59 analyses of waters from Edinburgh and Inverness

p.60 tension of CO4 in vacuo.

pp.61-3 palladium experiments

p.64 specific heat - palladium

p.65-6 specific gravity of palladium and hydrogenium in palladium plate; coefficient of expansion.

p.67-73 specific heat experiments; palladium

p.74 blank

p.75 explosion of electrolytic gas

pp.76-7 thermal value of iodine

pp.78-9 blank

pp.80-81 iodine experiments

p.82 notes from literature

pp.83-6 notes - Eulogy on Thomas Young, Smithsonian Report 1869.

p.87 notes on Wollaston and on Young.

pp.88-325 blank

Inserted between pp.88-89: 2pp of rough notes and calculations concerning polarity.

p.326 nobel's Col.Baker, 1 Nov. 1882: notes on capital and organisation of the Society.

pp.327-55 blank

pp.356-7 rough calculations.

Inserted inside front cover: 1p notes on resistance of wire and ½ p notes on calorimeter [hands unknown].