Biographical Memoir of James Dinwiddie, L.L.D., Astronomer in the British Embassy to China, 1792, '3, '4, : Afterwards Professor of Natural Philosophy (Paperback)

Foreword; 1. Birth, early life, and a teacher of youth; 2. Career as a public lecturer on natural philosophy; 3. Appointment in the British Embassy to China; 4. Residence at Pekin; 5. Departure from Pekin and journey to Canton; 6. Residence in Canton; 7. Termination of the Embassy; 8. Residence in India, and appointment as professor of natural philosophy in the College of Fort William; 9. Return to England; Letters.