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William Whewell letters and printed material received
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A collection of some of the printed material and letters received by Whewell between 1819 to 1833, of which the materials relating to the Cambridge elections of 1829 and 1830 form a part.
Whewell, William (1794-1866), college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science
Companion to the almanac, for 1837 and On the tides by J. W. Lubbock
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Inscribed to Whewell by the author.
Letter from Sir John William Lubbock
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Corrections for parallax and declination differ from Bernoulli's theory. Lubbock attaches a table of corrections for the moon's parallax.
Letters from Sir John William Lubbock
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Part of Manuscripts in Wren Class R
With tide tables from all over the world created by many people, including Captain Sir E. Belcher, John Burdwood (item 23/92), Capt. Henry Smith, Capt. Blackwood, Capt. Stokes, E. K. Calver, Henry Bayfield, Capt. Richard Spencer, and John Garniss. Includes a printed lecture, "XXIV. Note on the Tides in the Port of London. By J. W. Lubbock, Esq." read 25 June, 1832. Accompanied by some notes and tide tables in Whewell's hand.