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1	Author:	Denke, Christian Frederick,177	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Letters, 1798-1811, to Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst (Henry) Muhlenberg
	Dates:	1798-1811
	Abstract:	The APS has approximately nineteen letters written between Christian Denke and Gothilff Muhlenberg, one of the sons of Henry Muhlenberg. Gothilff followed his father's calling and was a prominent religious and cultural leader. Muhlenberg served as a pastor of Lutheran Church in Lancaster and became a prominent educator, serving as President of Franklin College – now Franklin and Marshall. The APS has a large amount of Muhlenberg's papers, including a large and detailed collection of his journals from the early republic; all of which are in German or occasionally Latin. Muhlenberg had a keen interest in natural history, especially botany, and much of his work is detailed in these journals, as are regular daily activities. The Denke correspondence is part of this larger collection of Muhlenberg papers. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M89.d
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Natural history \| Religion
	Genre:	Foreign Language
	Subjects:	Botany. \| Herbaria.

2	Author:	Beccaria, Giambatista, 1716-1781	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ex Phisicis Institutionibus, 1769
	Dates:	1769
	Abstract:	Giovanni Battista Beccaria was a leading scientist in eighteenth century Italy. In addition to the manuscript collection, the APS also has a bound handwritten volume of Beccaria entitled Ex Phisics Institutionibus. This volume has the feel of a textbook with chapters on different subjects, most dealing with electricity. The back of the book contains fourteen plates. These plates contain diagrams on weights and measures, mechanics, astronomy, and mathematics. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.537.B38exp
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Copernican system \| Cosmography. \| Education \| Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Electricity -- Experiments. \| Mathematics -- Research -- Italy. \| Physics -- Research -- Italy.

3	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Electrologia, ca. 1785
	Dates:	Circa 1785
	Abstract:	This Italian language notebook contains a range of information on scientific information, especially information pertaining to electrical experiments. It was likely written in the late-18th century and contains references to Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestley. The manuscript, likely kept by an Italian, provides insight into the transmission of knowledge in the broader Atlantic World. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.537.EL23
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Natural history
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Electricity -- Experiments -- History. \| Science and technology

4	Author:	Evans, David, 1681-1751	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Aliquot rudimenta philosophiae sive pauca introductoria compendia, technologiae, logicae, rhetoricae et physicae
	Dates:	1747
	Abstract:	Written in Latin, this essay on natural philosophy written by Pennsylvania minister David Evans in 1747 reflects his broad knowledge of natural history. Please see the entire MOLE entry for a more detailed summary of the volume's content. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.509.Ev5
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Logic -- Early work to 1800 \| Natural theology -- Early works to 1800 \| Physics -- Early work to 1800 \| Religion and science \| Rhetoric -- Early work to 1800

5	Author:	Muhlenberg family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Muhlenberg family papers, 1769-1866
	Dates:	1769-1866
	Abstract:	The collection contains miscellaneous papers from this prominent Pennsylvania family. Some of the material is in German. Included in the collection are diplomas and various certificates of family members, including Peter Muhlenberg's original certificate of membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. There is a significant amount of correspondence from Christian Dencke to the Muhlenbergs in 1798-1799, a period when he was setting up a mission to Indians in Ontario. The letters, in German and Latin, seem to discuss natural history. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M891
	Extent:	4.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Military History \| Native America \| Natural history \| Pennsylvania History \| Religion
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| Foreign Language \| General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Agriculture -- United States. \| Barns. \| Botany \| Delaware Indians \| Fungi. \| Grasses. \| Herbaria. \| Lichens. \| Lutheran Church -- Clergy. \| Meteorology - Observations \| Natural history. \| Plants. \| Shrubs. \| Trees. \| Zoology -- Vermont.