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Preferred Citation:

Blagden Notebook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Scope and Contents

Notebook, 1739, kept by B. Blagden, A. B., St. John's College, Cambridge, [University, Cambridge, Eng.] concerning hydrostatics, mechanics, optics, and astronomy.

Book bears the note that it was brought to Virginia by William Byrd to be used at the College of William and Mary. The note is in a modern hand and there is no documentation of this information.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Astronomy
• Byrd, William, 1674-1744
• College of William and Mary--History--18th century
• Hydrostatics
• Mechanics
• Notebooks
• Optics
• University of Cambridge