abstracts of lectures 1848 On Shooting Stars. 1849 On the Nebular Theory. 1850 On Optical Phenomena in Astronomy. 1851 On Foucault's Pendulum Experiment 1852 On Light and Heat. 1854 On Rotatory Motion. 1858 On Rotatory Motion Applied to Observations at Sea. 1822 Translation of Raymond on Barometrical Measurement, with an Appendix .... Annals of Philosophy. 1823-5 Various, Papers on Light and Heat. Ditto. 1825-6 Two Papers on Heat. Quar. Jour. of Science. 1828 Two Papers on Polarization of Heat. Brewster's Philosophical Journal. 1830 On Mathematical Studies....London Review. 1832-3 Several Papers on Interference of Light, Diffraction, &c - Annals of Philosophy and Phil. Mag. 1834 On Radiant Heat Jameson's Phil. Journ. 1835-6 On Cauchy's Theory of Dispersion of Light, &c Journal of Science and Phil. Mag. Various Papers in Vol. I. of Mag. of Popular Science. Many Papers in Journal of Education. On the Progress of Optics . . . British Annual. On the State of Oxford Ditto. The Lives of Black and Lavoisier....Useful Knowledge Gallery of Portraits. 1838 On University Reform . .July Monthly Chron. 1838-9 Various Papers on Light. Journal of Science. 1838-9 Papers on Light .... Philosophical Magazine. 1839 Correspondence with Brewster, Athenaeum. 1839 On Comte's Philosophie Positive ....Monthly Chronicle. 1841 On Light Philosophical Magazine. 1841 Papers on Light Journal of Science. 1843 Review of Carpenter's Cyclopaedia ....Dublin University Magazine. 1843 Sir Isaac Newton and his Contemporaries Edinburgh Review. 1843 Review of Rigaud's History of the Principia. Ditto. 1846 On Aberration of Light . . .Journal of Science and Philosophical Magazine. 1852 On Lord Brougham's Optical Experiments. Journal of Science 1854 On Foucault's Gyroscope. . Journal of Science and Philosophical Magazine 1856 Life of Young . . . National Review and Philosophical Magazine 1856 On Brewster's Life of Newton .... Edinburgh Review. 1856 On Fresnel's Formulae for Light - July, August, and October - Journal of Science and Philosophical Magazine. 1857 Life and Writings of Arago Ditto. Also 1834 A Letter to the Editor of The British Critic Notable students Lewis Carroll attended the lectures on pure geometry by Baden Powell. Collections In 1970, 170 volumes from Powell's library were presented to the Bodleian Libraries by his grandson, D. F. W. Baden Powell. See Rare Books Named Collections for more information on the contents of this collection. Notes References Further reading * Corsi, Pietro (1988). Science and Religion: Baden Powell and the Anglican Debate, 1800-1860, Cambridge University Press