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climatology1
meteorites1
textiles1

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Farish, William (1759-1837)2
Hey, John (1777-1801)2
Hey, William (1736-1819)1
Whiddington, Professor Richard - University of Leeds School of Physics (1885-1970)1

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Notes and articles by William Hey, presented to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds, known as 'The Hey Papers'

Hey, William (1736-1819)

1783-1952

Contains three sets of notes attributed to William Hey I on various topics, which he presented as articles to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds. These original notes were rediscovered i...

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Notebook on lectures by William Farish at Cambridge, relating to the manufacture of wool, linens and paper

between 1796-1801

Bound volume entitled on reverse of first page: 'Part of Mr. Farish's Lectures on the various Arts and Manufactures - at Cambridge'. Most likely to be William Farish (1759-1837), Professor of Chemistr...

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Notes of an account of a meteor sighting by William Hey, addressed to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds

04 Feb 1784

Bound notebook detailing an account of a meteor sighting near Spacey House, near Pannall, Harrogate on 18 Aug 1783. The account was addressed to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds, on 4th F...

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Notes 'On the method of guarding buildings etc from the destructive effects of lightning'

c.1783

These notes were used for an address to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds.

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Note by Professor Richard Whiddington relating to discovering The Hey Papers

23 Jul 1951

Typed note signed by Professor Richard Whiddington for Dr Preston, relating to his discovery of papers by William Hey I which he then arranged to be published by the Leeds Philosophical and Literary S...

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Published copy of 'The Hey Papers', reprinted from the proceedings of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society (Scientific Section), Vol VI Part II pp. 65-77 (Dec 1952)

Dec 1952

Bound printed pamphlet containing papers written by William Hey I [the original papers are MS 1991/1/3/1-3].

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Printed copy of 'A plan of a course of lectures on Arts and Manufactures, more particularly such as relate to Chemistry', by William Farish, with annotations by William Hey and his son John Hey

1796-1801

Printed copy of a plan for William Farish's lectures delivered at Magdalen College, University of Cambridge; printed by J, Burges, printer to the University of Cambridge, in 1796. William Farish (1759...

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