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The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1667-1676, of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall (Adv.MS.13.2.17); Account book, [circa 1657-1684], of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Callendar (Adv.MS.13.2.18).

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The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1937-1940, of William Soutar entitled ‘Verses in Scots’ (MS.8634), 76 frames;

Journal, 1943, of William Soutar entitled ‘Diary of a dying man’ (MS.8669), 29 frames;

Notebook, 1934-1935, of William Soutar containing Scots vocabulary (MS.8674), 73 frames.

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The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1798-1802, of Sir James Hall entitled "Chemical Experiments made with a view to obviate some of the difficulties in Dr Hutton's 'Theory of the Earth'" (MS.5019, folios 61-end);

Notebook, 1803-1806, 1809, of Sir James Hall entitled "Chemical Experiments made with a view to obviate some of the difficulties in Dr Hutton's 'Theory of the Earth'". (MS.5020).

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1784, containing descriptions with many rough diagrams of mills, bridges etc., visited by John Rennie in the course of a journey through the south of Scotland and England as far south as Birmingham (MS.19831);Notebook, 1789, of John Rennie containing a note of a conversation with John Southern of Boulton and Watt, and of miscellaneous millwork (MS.19832);Notebook, 1789, of John Rennie: Millwork, Dover harbour, North Foreland...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1791-1792, of John Rennie: Stowmarket canal, Ipswich harbour, Rochdale canal, Shadwell new steam-engine, Lancaster canal, southernmost mill at Dartford (MS.19841);Notebook, 1792, of John Rennie: Crinan canal, Thurso bridge, harbours at Scrabster, Kiess, Staxigoe, and Wick, mills on the Hempriggs Burn, spring at Taymouth, Glennie's mill (MS.19842);Notebook, 1792, of John Rennie: Agreement with Goodey, brickmaker in Ipswich,...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1801, of John Rennie: Grand Trunk canal, Peak Forest canal, inclined plane at Chapel-en-le-Frith, lime burning at Preston and Chester, cost of stone at Lancaster, navigation of the river Douglas at Tarleton, Standish colliery horse gin, Harecastle new furnace, limekilns at Clough, Leek canal, Wolseley bridge, Caldon canal, Uttexeter canal (MS.19871);Notebook, 1801, of John Rennie: Croydon canal, Grand Surrey canal, weir at Blairdrummond,...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1808, of John Rennie: Soundings at Woolwich dock, experiments on a Woolf steam-engine at Meux's brewery, Fen drainage, Albury Park papermill (MS.19891);Notebook, 1808, of John Rennie: Cranes for London docks, springs at Woolwich, Fen drainage, Margate harbour, London and Portsmouth canal (MS.19892);Notebook, 1808, of John Rennie: Experiments in cutting copper bolts at Sheerness, undermining of the cliff at Reculver, Sheerness...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1788, of John Rennie: Hankins' cornmill at Ware (MS.19911);Notebook, 1790, of John Rennie: Johnston and Gould's mill, Brentford (MS.19912);Notebook, 1791, of John Rennie: Elgar's papermill, Chatford (MS.19913);Notebook, 1794, of John Rennie: Severn's mill at Whitechapel (MS.19914);Notebook, 1796, of John Rennie: King's brewhouse, and dock, at Gosport (MS.19915);Notebook, 1796, of John Rennie:...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1802, of John Rennie: Skating match on London docks when frozen, limestone burnt at Limehouse, Tate's distillery at Thames Bank, Fen drainage, Elstone and Nicholson's mill at Wisbech, Rutt and Jameson's engine in London, Pont Cyssyltau aqueduct, Menai straits (MS.19875), folios 11v- 1 filmed backwards);Notebook, 1803, of John Rennie: London docks, Kennet and Avon canal, Portsmouth harbour, Chichester harbour, Dublin water supply...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Notebook, 1896, of John Rennie: King's brewhouse, and dock, at Gosport (MS.19915);Notebook, 1796, of John Rennie: George Bishop's mill at Maidstone (MS.19916);Notebook, [1784-1818], of John Rennie: Glennie's mill (MS.19925);Notebook, [1784-1818], of John Rennie: Dunkin and Stibb's mill (MS.19924);Notebook, [1784-1818], of John Rennie: Brandram and Templeman's lead mill (MS.19923);Notebook, 1802, of John...

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