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Two manuscripts in French bound in one volume entitled: "Essai sur les fers coules Pour le Roy" and "Memoire sur la fonte et la Moulage des Bombes "

Volume entritled: "Elements of Plane Geometry and also The Mensuration of both Superficies and Solids"

Volume entitled: "The Description and Use of a Terrestrial Planetarium, including the Orbits of Mercury and Venus commonly called an Orrery"

Principles of Mechanics by George Adams

Manuscript entitled: "Grundliche Anleitung zur Chemie Part II Section II"

Typescript copy of 'Anson's list of H.M. Royal Navy 1747-1750'

A Description of the Pneumatic Apparatus made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

Volume entitled: "Illumni sui Charissimi Josephi Ball calculorum Rationem experimens Libellus Quemq"

Legal document entitled 'Abstract and Schedule of Deeds relating to T S Raisbeck's Dwelling house being Copyhold'

Legal agreement regarding the transfer of land from John Humble to Robert Hilton in the Ropery, West Little Field; messuage, garden/orchard, curtilag and 2 stables; and The Garth

Legal document entitled 'Article and Schedule of Deeds relating to my Dwelling House'

Legal agreement between Thomas Meeke and Katherine Turner

Torn note referring to a payment of £5.0.0

Articles of agreement between John Claxton, Jacob Harrison and Thomas Raisbeck

Legal document confirming Thomas Raisbeck's status as an attorney

Copies of acquittances

Legal document granting John Stapylton Raisbeck authority to take oaths in various counties in Durham, York, Kingston Upon Hull and Newcastle Upon Tyne

Petition for Thomas Raisbeck, City of Durham to Dormer Parkhurst Esq, Chancellor of the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge

Petition of John Stapylton Raisbeck

Instructions to the illustrator of 'A description of an apparatus for explaining the principles of mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams'

[Letter] London [to] Mr Goodrich, Portsea or at Mr Peake's Dockyard, Portsmouth/ Sam[ue]l Rehe. [He has received, for Goodrich, the Society of Arts' premium of £65]

A Description of an Apparatus for explaining the Principles of Mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

Act for better regulation of attorneys and solicitors

Legal document granting Thomas Raisbeck the authority to act as Attorney in the County Palatine of Durham

Legal document regarding Thomas Raisbeck's appointment as a solicitor

Articles of agreement between James Raisbeck and William Raisbeck

Deed of admittance

Legal document granting John Stapylton Raisbeck authority to take oaths in various counties in County Durham, York, Kingston upon Hull and Cumbria

Article of agreement between William Raisbeck and James Raisbeck

Legal agreement between Lamelot Hilton and Thomas Meeke

Testament to Thomas Raisbeck by Thomas Rudd

Note referring to partnership between Thomas Raisbeck and John Rudd

Memorandum regarding the transfer of property

Pamphlet entitled ‘The Report of Mess. Brindley and Whitworth, engineers, concerning the practicability and expence [sic] of making a navigable canal, from Stockton by Darlington to Winston in the county of Durham'

Legal agreement between Anne Meeke and Thomas Raisbeck

Pages 14 and 15 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1

185

Volume entitled: "A Course of Experimental Philosophy by S Triboudet Demainbray in the year 1755"

195

Letter from Joseph Priestley to Emanuel da Costa

3 sheets

French technical drawings relating to Newcomen atmospheric engine erected at Fresnes, near Conde in northern France

200

'An Explanation of the Pendulum Bucket Engine, invented & executed in a Working Model'

275

French technical drawing: Elevation d'une cheminee dans laquelle on a pratique un poele propre a bruler de la houille

220

Letter from Robert Newton to Miss Offley

205

Letter from John and Jane Cox to John Cox

230

An account of an horizontal top or whirling speculum, invented by Mr Serson

2 sheets

French technical drawings of a Newcomen atmospheric engine erected at the York Buildings waterworks on the Thames

135

Pamphlet entitled: "Receipt for preparing and compounding the principle medicines made use of by the late Mr Ward"

435

Broadsheet: Sir William Petty's Plan for a system of instruction relative to the business of the Marine Department, in the same words as the original; but with the articles transposed, and marginal titles, supplemental titles, and remarks added

220

French technical drawing of a 'niveau a Lunette'

4 archive folders

Collection of papers relating to the work of Stephen Hales, mainly on ventilators