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| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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Shelfmark:
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Waller Ms gb-01643 |
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Type of object:
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manuscript |
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Dimensions:
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237 x 196mm |
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Extent:
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2 foll. |
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Material:
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paper |
| DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS |
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Type of element:
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letter |
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Extent:
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1a-2b |
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Language:
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English |
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Place:
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Edinburgh |
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Date:
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1801-06-08 |
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Short summary:
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Comments on the tour abroad of the addressee and on Mr. P. Prévost; the suitability of going to Geneva for young men to be sent to the continent; on a coming visit of Mr. Pictet to Edinburg; on a coming work of the author |
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Person:
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Stewart, Dugald, 1753 (Edinburgh)-1828 (Edinburgh), Mathematician, Philosopher, Professor, author |
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Person:
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Marcet, Alexander John Gaspard, 1770 (Genève)-1822 (London), Physician, Physical anthropologist, addressee |
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Person:
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Hall, James, Sir, 4th baronet, 1761-1832, Chemist, Geologist, person referred to |
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Person:
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Prévost, Pierre, 1751-1839, Physicist, Philosopher, person referred to |
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Person:
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Robertson, William, 1721-1793, Historian, person referred to |
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Person:
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Pictet, Marc-Auguste, 1752-1825, Physicist, Politician, Meteorologist, person referred to ? |
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Institutions, associations, works etc. referred to:
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Account of the life and writings of William Robertson ... Read before the Royal Society of Edinburgh. STEWART. Dugald, ROBERTSON. William. D.D., the Historian, London, 1801. (Book)
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