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The UA collection contains information about the College of William & Mary from the eighteenth century to the present. This volume is a notebook which belonged to John Croghan (1790-1849), a student of the College of William & Mary, and contains notes on natural philosophy taken from the lectures of James Madison (1749-1812). Subjects covered include various topics in physics, chemical bonds, gravity, and magnetism. Several of the lecture notes are illustrated by drawings or diagrams. On front pastedown in pen: John Croghan's book, William and Mary College, Virginia, US of America. Acc. no. (on front endpaper in pencil): 1981.41. Handwritten title page: Heads of lectures on natural philosophy delivered in the College of William and Mary, by the rt. revd. Js. Madison, taken by John Croghan, student, during the course endg. in 1808. |
