- Wood
- Fonds
- 1754–1817 (Circa, mostly undated)
Manuscript notebooks in various hands on mathematics, astronomy, moral and natural philosophy, theology and classics, with some printed items.
Wood, James (1760-1839) mathematician and Dean of Ely
Manuscript notebooks in various hands on mathematics, astronomy, moral and natural philosophy, theology and classics, with some printed items.
Wood, James (1760-1839) mathematician and Dean of Ely
Letters (dated 1793-1865); correspondence between Thomas Smart Hughes and John Lee and other documents relating to Payssio Tipaldo, Archimandrite of Cephalonia (dated 1824-5); diaries and sketchbooks
Lee, John (1783-1866) antiquary and astronomer
19 notebooks containing mathematical notes and examples, possibly used by Parkinson for coaching students. Topics covered include: Newton, dynamics, hydrostatics, tides, statics, instruments, undulatory theory, mechanics, and planetary theory.
Parkinson, Stephen (1823-1889) mathematician
Manuscript papers and a few notebooks consisting of notes and calculations. The majority of the material relates to astronomy and optics and dates from 1854-90.
Peirson, Robert (1821-1891) astronomer
Papers of William Blair Morton
14 notebooks containing notes taken by Morton at lectures he attended 1889-1892, mostly given by R.R. Webb, others by J. Larmor, H.F. Baker, G.H. Darwin and R. Pendlebury. They include notes on the following subjects: Statics (Webb), Newton (Webb), Particle Dynamics (Webb), Rigid Dynamics (Webb), Hydrostatics (Webb), Planetary Theory (Darwin), Physical Optics, Geometrical Optics (Larmor, Webb), Mathematical Physics (Larmor), Astronomy (Webb).
Morton, William Blair (1868-1949) physicist
Letters and picture (dated 1812-1955), documents relating to Herschel's 1839 paper, 'The Art of Photography', given to the Royal Society, (dated 1833-1979), Herschel's notebooks.
Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer
The papers comprise Adams's correspondence, notes and diaries, correspondence after his death, transcripts of correspondence and papers made for Donald MacAlister, biographical and miscellaneous material.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
The collection comprises manuscripts, typescripts, letters, papers, lectures, notebooks, diaries, photographs, slides, film, audiotapes, reprints, preprints, books and artefacts.
A preliminary listing is also available on the Library's website: http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/personal_papers/hoyle1/
Hoyle, Sir Fred (1915-2001) Knight and astronomer