Resources in Early American History

Author:	Patterson, , Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854	Requires cookie*
Title:	Robert Maskell Patterson notebooks, 1810-1811
Dates:	1810-1811
Abstract:	Previously catalogued as part of the the Robert Patterson Collection, this portion contains lecture notes on natural philosophy, death, mathematics, engineering, and other subjects. In addition to the notes, there is a class roster from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Virginia and copies of exams. There is also meteorological data for 1775 and 1776. View finding aid for a full description
Call #:	Mss.B.P275.n
Extent:	4 volume(s)
Topics:	Education \| Natural history \| Science and technology
Genre:	Educational Material \| Meteorological Data \| Notebooks
Subjects:	Agriculture \| Botany \| Chemistry \| Mineralogy \| Physics \| Zoology

Author:	Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818	Requires cookie*
Title:	Caspar Wistar commonplace book, 1796-1813
Dates:	1796-1813
Abstract:	This fascinating commonplace book contains some of Caspar Wistar's thoughts on medicine. Infectious disease is a particularly prominent topic. Wistar offers observations and some theories, noting how "country people" had some immunities that others did not. Wistar discusses the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and infections on boats, in individuals, and within families. There is also meteorological data from 1758-1765. View finding aid for a full description
Call #:	Mss.616.928.W765
Extent:	1 volume(s)
Topics:	Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Educational Material \| Meteorological Data \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
Subjects:	Communicable diseases. \| Medicine. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Typhus fever. \| Yellow fever.

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