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Astronomy.
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Herschel, John F. W., Sir (John Frederick William), 1792-1871
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Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865
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Somerville, Mary (1780-1872)
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Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892
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Almanacs.
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Arnold, Thomas, 1795-1842
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Astronomical instruments.
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Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857
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Beyond Early America
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Buckland, William, 1784-1856
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
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Dawes, William, 1762-1836
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Dollond, George, 1774-1852
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Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
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Graves, Thomas.
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Greig, Woronzow
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Grove, W. R. (William Robert), 1811-1896
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Halley's comet.
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Hartwell Observatory.
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Henderson, Thomas, 1798-1844
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Henslow, J. S. (John Stevens), 1796-1861
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Hopkins, William, 1793-1866
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Kater, Henry, 1777-1835
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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de, 1757-1834
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Lassell, William, 1799-1880
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Light -- Physiological effect.
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Lubbock, J. W. (John William), 1803-1865
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Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913
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Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
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Maclear, Thomas, 1794-1879
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Microscopy.
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Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871
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Nautical almanacs.
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Patterson, Elizabeth Chambers, -- c
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Petermann, A. (August Heinrich), 1822-1878
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Physical geography.
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Royal Astronomical Society.
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Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
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Royal Society (Great Britain)
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Science -- Great Britain.
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Sheepshanks, R. (Richard), 1794-1855
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Smyth, Annarella Warington
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Smyth, Warington Wilkinson, Sir, 1817-1890
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Somerville, Martha C.
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Somerville, William, 1771-1860
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Submarines (Ships)
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Tindal, Nicholas Conyngham, Sir, 1776-1846
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Vulliamy, Benjamin Lewis, 1780
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Women scientists -- Germany.
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Zach, Franz Xaver, Freiherr von (1754-1832 )
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MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION

Title:
Mary Somerville papers, [ca. 1781-ca. 1877]  
Dates:
Circa 1781-1877
Abstract:  

This microfilm of Somerville's papers was compiled by Elizabeth C. Patterson for her book, "Mary Somerville and the Cultivation of Science, 1815-1840" (Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 1983). It includes Somerville's scientific writings, personal writings, "letters from celebrities," family papers, genealogy, and photographs. Subjects of some of her writings include astronomy, Halley's comet, effects of light, and physical geography.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.1281
Extent:
19 microfilm_reel(s)
Subjects:  

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MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION

Title:
W. H. (William Henry) Smyth correspondence, 1820-1864  
Dates:
1820-1864
Abstract:  

This is a miscellaneous collection of letters, almost all written to Smyth by prominent scientists. The topics discussed include astronomy, microscopes, nautical almanacs, and submarine excursions. Also of interest is a letter from Thomas Graves, reporting what the Beagle (Charles Darwin's voyage) was encountering in South American waters.
Call #:  
Mss.B.Sm98
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
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