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	Author:	Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Joseph Roberts philosophical and mathematical papers, 1812-1814
	Dates:	1812-1814
	Abstract:	This collection includes scientific educational material and data from nineteenth century scientist Joseph Roberts. The volumes contain problems, lectures, and notes. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.510.R54
	Extent:	3 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. \| Physics. \| Spherical trigonometry.

	Author:	Sager, A.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Chemie (lecture notes)
	Dates:	Circa 1810
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains the lecture notes for a course on chemistry. Dated circa 1810 and in Swedish, little more is known about the volume's origins. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.540.Sa1
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks
	Subjects:	Chemistry -- Sweden -- 19th century \| Electricity

	Author:	Stevens, John Austin, 1795-1874	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes, from Professor Day's Lectures, on Natural Philosophy
	Dates:	1812
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains notes taken by John Austin Stevens, a student at Yale University, in 1812 during Jeremiah Day's course on Natural Philosophy. The twenty lectures touch on a wide range of subjects, including electricity, astronomy, magnetism, meteorology, and fluids. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.530.St45
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Gravitation \| Hydraulics \| Mechanics \| Physics -- Study and teaching -- 19th century

	Author:	Swainson, William, 1789-1855	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Birds of North America
	Dates:	Circa 1822-1824
	Abstract:	These two volumes contain William Swainson's notes on birds. Each entry on a bird contains a detailed description of the bird and, when appropriate, a reference to the bird's location in Peale's Museum or its description in Alexander Wilson's American Ornithology. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.598.S1b
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Notebooks \| Scientific Data

	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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	Title:	Robert M. (Robert Maskell) Patterson papers, 1775-1853
	Dates:	1775-1853
	Abstract:	The Robert Patterson Collection contains a range of documents that touch on many different topics, although most have to do with science and engineering. The earliest documents relate to the Leiper Canal, including Rittenhouse's appraisal of it, and official documents relating to its creation. The largest portion of the documents is scientific correspondence to Robert Patterson, a member of the American Philosophical Society. Much of this correspondence is done under the cover of official APS business. Of particular note are a series of letters relating to nautical calculations that include complex equations used to determine longitude and latitude for nautical almanacs. There are also various lecture notes on natural philosophy, death, mathematics, engineering, and other subjects. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P274
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Military History \| Native America \| Science and technology \| War of 1812
	Genre:	Educational Material \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Notebooks \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Algebra. \| Annuities. \| Astronomy. \| Canals. \| Clocks and watches. \| Coal. \| Electricity. \| Magnetism. \| Mathematics. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Navigation (Astronautics) \| Optics. \| Physics. \| Quarries and quarrying -- Pennsylvania. \| Sound. \| Time clocks.

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