Correspondence and papers of and concerning John Allan Broun, mostly relating to work on magnetism and meteorology.
Dates
- Creation: 1831-1891, undated.
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
172 Consultation units
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
172 consultation units, inclusive of items numbered 80a and 117a.
The papers have been arranged under the following sections. This is meant only to be a rough guide as there is a great deal of overlap between the sections, both in date and contents.
1-2 Correspondence
3-44 Scientific papers from Makerstoun
45-79 Scientific papers from Trivandrum
80-85 Scientific papers from Augusteer
86-95 Comparisons between Augusteer and Trivandrum
96-116 Eessays, lectures, and manuscripts
117-18 Later papers
119-134 Miscellaneous papers
135-170 Notebooks of calculations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1990, Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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