Biographical Notebooks of prof. Rigaud
MSS. Rigaud 11-12
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Biographical Notebooks of prof. Rigaud
Shelfmark
MSS. Rigaud 11-12
Summary
MS. Rigaud 11: 'Notices, biographical and literary, respecting scientific men and their works. Extracts from Hearnes Pocket Books, vol. '107-145', 1705-35 (= nos. 15124-268): has an index, 1830, 87 leaves.
MS. Rigaud 12: Indexes to twenty-one works, some of which are astronomical or other scientific books, 1832, 93 leaves: among the rest are:
The Pursuits of Literature (by T. J. Mathias), 4th ed. (fol. 17)
Cowley's Poems (fols. 26, 29)
Spence's Anecdotes (fols. 34, 39)
Birch's History of the Royal Society (fol. 70)
The Philosophical Magazine, vols, i-lvi (fol. 76)
Thomson's Annals of Philosophy, vols. i-xiii (fol. 77)
The Monthly Magazine, vols. i-1 (fol. 80)
These indexes are chiefly of persons mentioned, or of biographies.
Date
Written in about A.D. 1830 (?) by S. P. Rigaud, and in or soon after 1832 by S. P. Rigaud
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
1 box
Custodial history
MS. Rigaud 12: 'S. P. Rigaud, March 1832.'.
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Collection contents
Papers of Rigaud
Biographical Notebooks of prof. Rigaud
