Skip to main content

Search Special Collections

Results

1 to 12 of 96 records

Total number of records: 96

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items65
Archives31

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
learned institutions and societies3
heating2
lighting2
ainu1
ainu language1
architectural acoustics1
biela's comet1
bioluminescence1
birds1
chameleons1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)52
Astronomical Society of London4
Herschel, John F. W4
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society4
Hey, William (1736-1819)3
Hey, William (1772-1844)3
Bessel, F W (1784-1846)2
Bessel, F. W2
Hough, Walter (1859-1935)2
Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-)2

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 17001
From 180087
From 19008

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 189980
Up to 199915
Up to latest1

Archive Print Item

The cause of light

Carruthers, George Thomas

[1888]

More details


Archive File

Correspondence as to ancient lights

1897-1918

Correspondence as to ancient lights: letters from: E & H Wilson, solicitors, to William Foot Husband, 30th March 1897, 14th April 1897 and 7th May 1897;

More details


Archive File

Agreement as to ancient lights

21 May 1897

Agreement as to ancient lights between Messers Williams, Brown and the trustees of the Society, 21st May 1897

More details


Archive Print Item

The movement of light in crystals

Finlay, George I; Cajori, Florian (1859-1930); Cajori, Florian (1859-1930)

1909

More details


Archive Sub-series
Technical drawing of lighting apparatus
Archive File

Technical drawing of lighting apparatus

Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-)

1880s

Comprises a drawing of lighting equipment in red and black ink. Le Prince has labelled the dimensions and parts.

More details and larger image


Archive File

Documents concerning ancient lights and taxation

1895-1909

Envelope of documents: (i) Case for opinion of counsel as to ancient lights and the Philosophical Hall, 1897, marked Mr Swinfen Eady, QC, 5 guineas (ii) Copy of questions to counsel and of ...

More details


Archive Print Item

Archive File

Draft report of the Sub-committee on ancient lights

March 1897

Two versions of this draft were created. The first on 17 March 1897 and a revised version on 19 March1897.

More details


Archive File