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John Ewing papers, 1745-1789.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 284
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Ewing, John, 1732-1802.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics--Study and teaching--18th century.
- Physics.
- Theology--Study and teaching--Presbyterian Church--18th century.
- Theology.
- Theology--Study and teaching.
- Presbyterian Church.
- Physics--Study and teaching.
- Genre:
- Sermons.
- Lecture notes.
- Manuscripts, American.
- Penn Provenance:
- Purchase and gifts of Godfrey F. Singer and E. Spencer Miller.
- Physical Description:
- 5 items
- Place of Publication:
- 1745-1789.
- Biography/History:
- Presbyterian clergyman and provost of the University of Pennsylvania. Ewing was appointed provost in 1779 and was also professor of natural philosophy.
- Summary:
- Collection includes: Notebook on algebra in Ewing's hand and possibly that of Richard Peters; "A compendium of Natural Philosophy" written by Ewing; notes from Ewing's lectures in the hands of Samuel Miller and Christopher Heydrick; and twenty-two sermons in manuscript form with an additional thirteen leaves of incomplete sermons (a list of the sermons accompanies the item).
- OCLC:
- 155987945
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