| Collection | GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AMCS/3/3 |
| Alt Ref No | MS 54 Bra |
| Title | Lecture notes of Mr. Brayier taken by Angus Fraser on Chemistry |
| Date | 1857 - 1858 |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Source | Part of Dr. Angus Fraser's Bequest. |
| Description | Notes of lectures delivered by Mr. Brayier, Assistant to Dr. Clark, Professor of Chemistry, Marischal College and University of Aberdeen, taken by Angus Fraser on subject of Chemistry. The volume contains many sketches and additional notes and is numbered from pages 1-377. A rough sketch of apparatus is enclosed between pages 127 and 128. On page 129 it is noted that Dr. Clark was now delivering the lectures [It appears that between December 1857 and January 1858 the lectures were given by Dr. Clark]. Subjects covered in the volume include:
Heat (p.4)
Water (p.18)
Temperature (p.48)
Carbon (p.54)
Carbonic Acid (p.60)
Notes on, and sketch of, Sir Humphrey Davy's miner's safety lamp (p.83)
Nitrous Acid (p.101)
Sulphuric Acid (p.147)
Silicon (p.203)
Phosphorus (p.223)
Gunpowder (p.259)
Reduction of iron (p.295) [diagram enclosed]
Chromium (p.309)
Reduction of silver (p.327)
Mercury (p.343)
Arsenic (p.371). |
| Access Status | Restricted |
| Access Conditions | Please note that although the catalogue is available via the Special Collections website, the papers are held by the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society at its offices in the Medical School building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen. Please contact the Society directly to arrange access to the records: Tel. 01224 437104; Email: medchilibrarian@abdn.ac.uk. |
| Physical Description | Cover and pages loose and damage to spine. The volume is also quite dirty. 1 volume (0.03 linear metres). |