| | 3 | Author: | Legaux, Peter, 1748-1827 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Observations météorologiques faites à Springmill [Pennsylvania], 1787-1800
| | | | Dates: | 1787-1800 | | | | Abstract: | These two volumes contain the meteorological records Peter Legaux kept for fourteen years in Spring Mill, Pennsylvania. One portion contains his correspondence to the American Philosophical Society in which he explains his methods for recording data. The materials dated 1801 were addressed to Thomas Jefferson, then president of the APS. The second part of the collection contains the raw data. Also included in the data collection are records from the 1740s to the 1770s for Philadelphia that are believed to be done by Phineas [possibly Israel] Pemberton.
View finding aid for a full description
| | | | Call #: | Mss.551.5.L52 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Meteorological Data | | | | Subjects: | Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations. | Weather. | |
| 10 | Author: | Billings, William, 1746-1800 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Journals of the Ship Apollo, 1789-1791
| | | | Dates: | 1789-1791 | | | | Abstract: | These journals (three volumes) chronicle the voyages of Apollo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1789-1791. William Billings was the captain of this Philadelphia-based ship. The destinations were Oporto and Corunna, and trade was the purpose for the voyages. Nonetheless, the ship's captain, William Billings, used the opportunity to study the Gulf Stream. He made numerous observations about the ocean temperature and weather with the apparent intention of submitting his findings to the American Philosophical Society. He paid particular attention to marking and studying the Gulf Stream. The journals were partially published in with a note in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society shortly after they were received in 1793. The originals are much longer than those published and include additional observations not published and graphs that could not be replicated.
View finding aid for a full description
| | | | Call #: | Mss.656.B49 | | | | Extent: | 2 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Travel | Trade | | | | Genre: | Meteorological Data | Scientific Data | | | | Subjects: | Meteorology -- Observations. | Voyages and travels. | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 17 | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder letters, 1816-1822, to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau
| | | | Dates: | 1816-1822 | | | | Abstract: | The John Heckewelder Collection consists of an assortment of documents, almost all of which deal with Native Americans. Heckewelder was a Moravian missionary to Delaware Indians in Pennsylvania who was a prominent figure in nineteenth century intellectual circles. The primary focus of the collection is on his attempt to preserve Native American languages, especially those of the Lenni Lenape (Delaware) in Pennsylvania. His correspondence and one publication also chronicle Native American history, customs, and life. Heckewelder also kept a meteorological journal while on his mission to Gnadenhutten, Pennsylvania from 1802-1814, which is part of the collection. Much of the collection comes from Heckewelder's correspondence with the APS and its prominent member and linguist Stephen Du Ponceau.
View finding aid for a full description
| | | | Call #: | Mss.497.3.H35o | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Language and Linguistics | Native America | | | | Genre: | Diaries | Language Material | Meteorological Data | Native American Materials | Oral History | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Languages | |
|
