Preferred citation: St John's College Library, Chemistry papers
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Lists of chemistry questions; various printed examination papers; papers relating to scholarship examinations in Natural Sciences at St John's and Trinity College.
Transferred to the Library from the Old Treasury, 1996.
Main came up to St John's in 1858, and graduated BA in 1862 as 6th Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos. He was elected to a Fellowship in 1863, which he held until his death, and served his college as Lecturer in Chemistry and Superintendent of the College Laboratory from 1869 to 1899. He was also Treasurer of Newnham College (1880-7, 1891-2) and Lecturer in Chemistry at Girton College (1873-99). Main's best-known work is his 'An introduction to plane astronomy', first published in 1865. He died in his rooms at St John's in May 1899.
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Lists of questions on chemistry (including timed papers), chemistry (carbon-compounds), organic chemistry (including notes labelled 'Organic chemistry syllabus'), inorganic chemistry (metals and non-metals), analytical chemistry, chemistry and heat, and chemistry and physics, with a few other questions and papers. In the hand of P.T. Main and others.
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Main came up to St John's in 1858, and graduated BA in 1862 as 6th Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos. He was elected to a Fellowship in 1863, which he held until his death, and served his college as Lecturer in Chemistry and Superintendent of the College Laboratory from 1869 to 1899. He was also Treasurer of Newnham College (1880-7, 1891-2) and Lecturer in Chemistry at Girton College (1873-99). Main's best-known work is his 'An introduction to plane astronomy', first published in 1865. He died in his rooms at St John's in May 1899.
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Mostly in the hand of P.T. Main.
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Various printed examination papers, Trinity Term 1876.
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Printed examination paper.
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These papers appear to have belonged to Edward Hamilton Acton (BA 1885), Fellow of St John's 1888-95.
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Printed timetable of examinations in Classics, Mathematics, History, Hebrew, and Natural Sciences.
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Sends name of candidate for Physics examination.
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Sends name of candidate for Natural Sciences examination.
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With list of candidates and their marks in each subject filled out by hand.
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Printed. Comprises schedules and specimen papers.
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These papers appear to have belonged to Richard Haliburton Adie (BA 1887), Lecturer in Chemistry and Director of the Chemical Laboratory at St John's 1894-1914.
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Invitation to dine.
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Sets out the regulations for the examination.
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Printed question paper for examination held at Trinity College, 2 Nov. 1897. One copy with annotations.
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Printed question paper for examination held at Trinity College, 2 Nov. 1897. With annotations.
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Printed table giving candidates' names, school, date of birth, subject examined, and tutor. Annotated.
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With list of candidates and their marks in each subject filled out in MS.
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In envelope addressed to R.H. Adie.