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1	Author:	Roach, Hannah Benner.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Research material on Elfreth's Alley history, 1835-1976
	Dates:	1835-1976
	Abstract:	This collection contains research data on the history of Elfreth's Alley that was compiled in the twentieth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R52e
	Extent:	1.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Dissertations \| Research Records and Reports

2	Author:	Mulhern, Edward, d.1833?	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Dissertation on the doctrine and principles of magnetism
	Dates:	1829
	Abstract:	This is Edward Mulhern's dissertation on magnetism submitted to the APS in 1829. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.538.M91
	Extent:	0.1 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Science and technology
	Genre:	Dissertations \| Educational Material \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Geodesy \| Geomagnetism

3	Author:	Taylor, Robert Eveleigh.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	An inaugural disputation, concerning the varieties of the human race, July 1800, 1830
	Dates:	1830
	Abstract:	This volume contains a manuscript copy of John Taylor's dissertation titled "An inaugural disputation, concerning the varieties of the human race." Taylor delivered this lecture at the University of Edinburgh in July 1800 to fulfill one of the requirements for a medical degree. The essay touches on many of the prominent theories about racial differences then circulating in the Atlantic World. Taylor, for instance, discusses the influence of climate on the different races and how geography affects the health. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.572.2.T2li.b
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	African American \| Beyond Early America \| Medicine
	Genre:	Dissertations \| Educational Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Blacks. \| Race.

4	Author:	Questebrune, John	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A Short Introduction to Natural Philosophy
	Dates:	1718-1720
	Abstract:	This volume compiles a wide array of scientific knowledge for the early eighteenth century. John Questerbrune wrote the volume between 1718 and 1720. It covers natural philosphy, medicine, astronomy, and the environment. The hand-written volume includes a series of sketches. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.500.Q3
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Art \| Dissertations \| Educational Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Maps and Surveys \| Sketchbooks
	Subjects:	Anatomy -- 18th century \| Astronomy -- 18th century \| Botany -- 18th century \| Chocolate \| Coffee \| Conception -- Early works to 1800 \| Death \| Diseases \| Medicinal plants \| Mineralogy -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Occultism -- Early works to 1900 \| Physics -- Ireland -- Early works to 1800 \| Religion and science \| Sympathy \| Tea