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Specimens for observing strain-induced anistropy in polarised llight. 3 wooden frames each inset with a anisotropic glass specimen of different shape; flower, circular, octagonal shapes.

arch shaped stand with a copper disc and a bar magnet suspended from the top

brass pole with two poles with balls on the end that can move out from the main pole

central rod with six brass springs attached in a sphere like shape

glass bowl with hole in the top and a brass connector at the bottom

Glass slide in original black protective box with precision scale 0.1 and 0.01of a mm

Wrigleys Forceps; Knotched grip handles and finger grips on proximal end; Long curved distal end; Handle that attaches to forceps to increase force/angle of pull; "Whitelaw Aberdeen" engraved on back of lower handle

This image of William Alexander (1826 - 1894), the author, comes from an etching by Sir George Reid (1831 - 1913). William Alexander was the editor of the Aberdeen Free Press and his novels, all serialised in the paper, deal with political issues. In…

This is a Tory advert, which belittles the then current Liberal MP, Alexander Bannerman.

Lecture notes of Patrick Copland by William Corbet on Natural Philosophy

Two volumes of lecture notes of Patrick Copland by William Corbet, on the subject of Natural Philosophy. Topics include: laws of motion, hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity,…