notebook, Alexander John Smith
Object number2008.029.8
Titlenotebook, Alexander John Smith
Creator Alexander John Smith (maker)
Descriptionhandmade notebook with board cover, with portrait of a young woman wearing a large hat with the name 'Beatrice.' Contains handwritten notes by John Smith concerning celestial bodies, experiments with different telescope lenses, and also includes a number of newspaper cuttings on astronomy. On the back flyleaf is a pencil sketch of a sailing ship, named 'HOPE.' Possibly the whaler of that name. Dates 1905 to 1937
Production placeKnapperty, Aberdeenshire
Production date 1905 - 1937
Object namenotebook
Object category2.839
Dimensions
- height: 25.1 cm
width: 16.5 cm