| 16 | Author: | University of Virginia.Board of Visitors. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | University of Virginia. Board of Visitors. Minutes, 1814-1828
| | | Dates: | 1814-1828 | | | Abstract: | This collection contains the Minutes of the Board of Visitors for the Albemarle Academy (1814) and Central College (1817-1819), the predecessors of the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison were members of the Board. Monroe's service on a committee is listed, and Jefferson is listed as rector for the university. Among the topics discussed were professorships for Natural History and Ancient Languages. Robert Patterson of Philadelphia received the appointment – and a salary of $600.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.378.755.V8lbo | | | Extent: | 2 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Colony and State Specific History | Education | | | Genre: | Educational Material | Institutional Records | |
20 | Author: | Stevens, John Austin, 1795-1874 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Notes, from Professor Day's Lectures, on Natural Philosophy
| | | Dates: | 1812 | | | Abstract: | This bound volume contains notes taken by John Austin Stevens, a student at Yale University, in 1812 during Jeremiah Day's course on Natural Philosophy. The twenty lectures touch on a wide range of subjects, including electricity, astronomy, magnetism, meteorology, and fluids.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.530.St45 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Education | Natural history | Science and technology | | | Genre: | Educational Material | Notebooks | Scientific Data | | | Subjects: | Gravitation | Hydraulics | Mechanics | Physics -- Study and teaching -- 19th century | |
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