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1	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Astronomy workbook, 1821
	Dates:	1821
	Abstract:	This notebook on astronomy from 1821 contains a range of information on astronomical calculations and general scientific knowledge from the early nineteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.520.As83
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Astronomy -- Mathematics.

2	Author:	Wright, William D.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William D. Wright notebooks, 1843-1847
	Dates:	1843-1847
	Abstract:	The William Wright Collection is beyond the geographic scope of this guide, but scholars of early America, especially science and technology, may find this collection useful. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W936
	Extent:	6 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Geology. \| Mechanics. \| Natural history. \| Steam-engines.

3	Author:	Gray, Asa, 1810-1888	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Asa Gray papers, 1838-1887
	Dates:	1838-1887
	Abstract:	This Collection consists of a variety of correspondence Asa Gray carried on with fellow scientists and collectors in the United States and Europe. Asa Gray was a leading nineteenth American botanist; securing a professorship at Harvard in 1842, he became perhaps the first professional botanist in America. The topic of the letters is almost exclusively botanical in nature. The correspondence includes discussions of publications, current specimens, and fossilized flora. Although Gray carried on extensive correspondence with Charles Darwin, none of that is in this manuscript collection, although the APS does have microfilm of Asa Gray's correspondence that contains some of this Darwin material. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.G78
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Botanical gardens. \| Botany. \| Education -- United States. \| Plants -- Collection and preservation. \| Shells.

4	Author:	Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Astronomical calculations,1820-1821
	Dates:	1820-1821
	Abstract:	Joseph Roberts was a teacher at Friends Academy. This volume contains various astronomical calculations done by him and his students for 1820-1821. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.524.M44
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

5	Author:	Hasbrouck, Louis, 1777-1834	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes from Lectures on Chemistry delivered by Doctor John McClean, Princeton College
	Dates:	January 1797 - June 1797
	Abstract:	This notebook contains Louis Hasbrouck's notes from a chemistry class at Princeton in 1797-1798. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.540.H27
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks
	Subjects:	Agriculture -- Study and teaching -- 18th century \| Botanical chemistry \| Chemistry -- Study and teaching -- 18th century \| Metallurgy \| Phlogiston \| Sugar

6	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

7	Author:	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Silliman correspondence, 1808-1859
	Dates:	1808-1859
	Abstract:	This small collection contains a range of documents relating to the career of Benjamin Silliman, chemist and professor at Yale. Much of the correspondence dates to the 1830s and is from Silliman himself. There are a few letters in French from Jons Berzelius. Science, especially chemistry and geology, and other scientists are often discussed. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Si4
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Blowpipe. \| Chemistry \| Ether \| Geology. \| Natural history. \| Telegraph

8	Author:	Gilpin, Henry D. (Henry Dilwor	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Henry Dilworth Gilpin Notebook: Natural Philosophy, Mathematics
	Dates:	ca. 1819
	Abstract:	This is a notebook kept by Henry Gilpin at the University of Pennsylvania. The content is primarily notes taken during a course in Natural Philosophy. The back of the book contains some mathematical notes. Gilpin went on to become a prominent attorney in Philadelphia. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.500.G42
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Electricity \| Gravity \| Heat \| Hydrostatics \| Light \| Magnetism \| Mathematics -- Study and teaching \| Mechanics \| Motion \| Physics -- Study and teaching \| Pneumatics

9	Author:	Ewing, James Hunter, 1798-1827	Requires cookie*
	Title:	James Hunter Ewing lecture notes, December 22, 1818 - January 19, 1819
	Dates:	1818-1819
	Abstract:	This small volume contains John Ewing's medical lecture notes for 1818-1819. The notes are from various classes he took. He records some medicinal recipes and therapies as well as medical theory, practice, and ethics. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.610.7.L49
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Medicine \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Diagnosis. \| Fever. \| Materia medica. \| Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 19th century. \| Surgery -- United States -- 19th century.

10	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

11	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.

12	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.

13	Author:	Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes taken from Professor Olmsted's lectures on natural philosophy, 1827-1829
	Dates:	1827-1829
	Abstract:	This volume contains lecture notes from Denison Olmsted's class on natural philosophy at Yale University, 1827-1829. Discussions include astronomy, physics, principles of machinery, and Isaac Newton. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.OL5
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Physics. \| Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- 19th century.

14	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.

15	Author:	Morgan, John, 1735-1789	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Morgan correspondence, 1749-1788
	Dates:	1749-1788
	Abstract:	The John Morgan Collection consists of photocopies of Morgan's correspondence, 1763-1768. Many of the letters discuss medicine and medical education. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M82
	Extent:	26 item(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Medicine \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Medicine -- Study and teaching. \| Natural history. \| Paleontology -- North America.

16	Author:	Young, Aaron,b. 1819.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Aaron Young papers, [ca. 1839-1894]
	Dates:	Circa 1839-1894
	Abstract:	The Andrew Young Collection contains a series of letters that reflect Young's interest in the sciences and natural history. Most date to the mid- to late-century. Some of the later documents contain correspondence from Young relating to his time in Brazil as an American consul. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Y81
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Diplomatic History \| Education \| International Travel \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Educational Material
	Subjects:	Botany. \| Geology. \| Mineralogy. \| Natural history -- Maine.

17	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.

18	Author:	Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Oration delivered February 24th 1775 before the American Philosophical Society
	Dates:	1775
	Abstract:	Summary(s) of Collection: David Rittenhouse's oration on astronomy delivered to the American Philosophical Society in 1775 is a long essay on the history of astronomy and astronomical knowledge, beginning with Chaldean knowledge systems and ending with the present. Rittenhouse includes his own thoughts on astronomy and its usefulness to society. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.520.4.R51ms
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Institutional Records \| Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Data

19	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.

20	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.

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