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1	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

2	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes, [n.d.], from a text on conic sections
	Dates:	n.d.
	Abstract:	This slender notebook contains information on geometry. It includes rules, equations, and some graphs. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.516.2.C765
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Conic sections. \| Mathematics.

3	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

4	Author:	Mills, Frederick Ira,1807-1830	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes to Proffessor [sic] Benjamin Siliman's [sic] lectures on chemistry and pharmacy, 1826-1827
	Dates:	1826-1827
	Abstract:	This is Frederick Mills' notebook from 1826 and 1827 of Benjamin Silliman's lectures on chemistry and pharmacy delivered at Yale College. Unlike some of the other notebooks at the APS, the notes in this one are dated, so one has a clear sense of how the lectures were delivered. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M622
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Chemistry \| Pharmacy.

5	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.

6	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Traité de la physique, [17--]
	Dates:	Circa 18th century
	Abstract:	Written during the 18th century, this volume describes some of the principles of physics. The text is in French and there are occasional diagrams and sketches next to the text. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.530.T68t
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Physics.

7	Author:	Bunbury, Charles James Fox, Sir, 1809-1886	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury papers, 1845-1852
	Dates:	1845-1852
	Abstract:	The Charles Bunbury Collection contains a wealth of information on fossils. Sir Charles Bunbury was a nineteenth century geologist and paleontologist. The majority of the documents in collection are Bunbury's own notes on the subject of fossils. These very detailed notes contain a wealth of information on fossil finds and can provide insight into the prevailing ideas and debates about fossil remains. The collection includes a range of material, including a draft of an essay on algae, reports and analysis of important fossil finds, and reviews and notes on recent publications. The collection also includes a number of Bunbury's private notebooks in which he describes fossils he has seen or read about in great detail, thus giving modern researchers access to information on remains that may no longer be in existence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B88
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data \| Sketchbooks
	Subjects:	Fossil fuels -- Pennsylvania. \| Mineralogy \| Paleobotany -- Germany -- Aachen. \| Paleobotany -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island. \| Paleobotany -- Pennsylvania.

8	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Scientific copybook, [n.d.]
	Dates:	Circa 19th c.
	Abstract:	This scientific copybook is like a commonplace book. It has various essays on a range of scientifc topics. The essays had been printed in various journals that were then copied in manuscript form in this notebook. Some entries note the source from which they were copied. The partially filled notebook was likely compiled sometime in the early nineteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.500.Cop79
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Science and technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Educational Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Natural history. \| Zoology.

9	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Traité de physique et de chymie, ca. 1800
	Dates:	Circa 1800
	Abstract:	This beautifully bound volume contains numerous essays on scientific developments that occurred in the 18th century. The text of the notebook is written so that the manuscript appears like a published work. Among the topics discussed are electricity, physics, balloons, pharmacology, and an invention by Peter Woulfe. The notebook is in French. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.537.G18
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Balloons. \| Chemistry -- Experiments. \| Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Gases. \| Hydraulics. \| Pharmacology. \| Science -- History. \| Technology -- History.

10	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.

11	Author:	LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897
	Dates:	1812-1897
	Abstract:	Summary(s) of Collection: The John Lawrence LeConte Collection contains a vast array of material. John Lawrence LeConte, son of John Eatton LeConte, was a scientist whose interests, like his father's, were in natural history, especially entomology. Like his father, J.L. LeConte undertook many scientific expeditions, primarily to the Midwest region. He is known as the "father of American beetle study" because of his entomological work. With over 1,900 documents, the collection touches on a wide range of scientific topics and includes correspondence from many of the most prominent scientists and citizens of the day. The vast majority of the scientific discussions – indeed the vast majority of the collection in general – deals with entomology. The LeConte's were both active in many scientific institutions, many based in Philadelphia, and the history of these institutions can also be gleaned from some of their correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.L493
	Extent:	7.7 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Exploration. \| Medicine \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data \| Sketchbooks
	Subjects:	Entomology -- Europe. \| Entomology -- United States. \| Hospitals -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| Insects. \| Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century. \| Natural history -- United States.