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1	Author:	Mason, Charles, 1728-1786	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Charles Mason papers, 1750-1815
	Dates:	1750-1815
	Abstract:	This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Film.424
	Extent:	2 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy.

2	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	[Eclipses of the sun and moon, 1820-1838], n.d.
	Dates:	Circa 1820-1838
	Abstract:	This collection of astronomical calculations from 1786-1838 consists of various loose notes on eclipses and solar/lunar calculations, including information on an eclipse as witnessed in Canton and Philadelphia. The collection also has a folio size bound volume that diagrams (sometimes with color added) eclipses for the years 1818, 1820, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1829, 1838, as observed in Philadelphia. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.521.8.Ec6
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Science and technology
	Genre:	Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Eclipses.

3	Author:	Freehauff, Daniel.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Astronomical calculations, 1778, 1779
	Dates:	1778-1779
	Abstract:	These two volumes contain astronomical calculations for two eclipses observed in Philadelphia, one in 1778, the other in 1779. In addition to the data and calculations, the volumes contain detailed essays of how to make such calculations. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.523.78.F87c
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Science and technology
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Eclipses.

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:	Darwin, George Howard,Sir,1845	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Sir George Howard Darwin, letters, 1834-1881
	Dates:	1834-1881
	Abstract:	This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.D255
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Tides.

6	Author:	Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Alexander von Humboldt miscellaneous correspondence, 1789-1859
	Dates:	1789-1859
	Abstract:	This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Film.870
	Extent:	7 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Natural history.

7	Author:	Quetelet, Adolphe, 1796-1874	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Adolphe Quetelet correspondence, 1822-1872
	Dates:	1822-1872
	Abstract:	This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.H.S.Film.11
	Extent:	2 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Meteorology -- Observations.

8	Author:	Fitzroy, Robert,1805-1865.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Robert Fitzroy papers, 1843-1865
	Dates:	1843-1865
	Abstract:	This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.H.S.Film.20.1
	Extent:	1 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Meteorology.

9	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.

10	Author:	De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Augustus De Morgan letters, 1841-1866
	Dates:	1841-1866
	Abstract:	The contents of the Augustus De Morgan Collection are almost entirely beyond the scope of this guide. One letter dates to 1841; most date to after the Civil War. The correspondence is almost all from De Morgan to William Hepworth Dixon, the editor of the Athenaeum. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.D396
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Printing and Publishing
	Genre:	Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Publishers and publishing. \| Science publishing.

11	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.

12	Author:	Piggott, Edward,fl. 1758-1807.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Edward Piggott letterbook, 1802-1806
	Dates:	1802-1806
	Abstract:	This collection contains a series of letters written by Edward Piggot to various correspondents while held as prisoner of war at Fontainebleau by Napoleon. The letters are written in French and English and recount his time in jail. He also discusses his work in natural history, and among the topics he discusses is a paper he wrote for the Royal Society on astronomy. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P62
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| International Affairs
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Botanical gardens -- France. \| Comets.

13	Author:	Marum, M. van(Martinus van),17	Requires cookie*
	Title:	M. van (Martinus van) Marum papers, [ca. 1777-1837].
	Dates:	Circa 1777-1837
	Abstract:	This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Fiche.8
	Extent:	492 microfiche_card(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Electricity. \| Mathematics.

14	Author:	Cope, Thomas D. (Thomas Darlington)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Material on the transit of Venus in 1760, [1760-1761]
	Dates:	1760-1761
	Abstract:	This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Film.808
	Extent:	1 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Transits. \| Venus (Planet) - Transit - 1760

15	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Reports on papers read to the Académie royale des sciences, Paris, 1746
	Dates:	1746
	Abstract:	This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.506.44.In73p
	Extent:	1 volume,_208_p.
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Electricity. \| Geometry. \| Natural history.

16	Author:	Court, Thomas H.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thomas H. Court. Collection on microscopes and other optical instruments, 1377-1935
	Dates:	1377-1935
	Abstract:	This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.509.078.M582
	Extent:	4 Linear Feet
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Medicine -- History. \| Microscopy -- History. \| Scientific apparatus and instruments -- History.

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:	Spencer, Nathan.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Nathan Spencer's account of Godfrey, 1809
	Dates:	1809
	Abstract:	This volume contains an essay, apparently written by Pennsylvania farmer Nathan Spencer, about Thomas Godfrey. There are also copies of James Logan's correspondence. Some believe Godfrey invented the quadrant, and Spencer's biography argues this point. Spencer also claims to live on the same farm that Godfrey had owned. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.G54s
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Science and technology
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Hydrographic surveying. \| Navigation. \| Quadrant.

19	Author:	Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865	Requires cookie*
	Title:	W. H. (William Henry) Smyth correspondence, 1820-1864
	Dates:	1820-1864
	Abstract:	This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sm98
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Subjects:	Astronomical instruments. \| Astronomy. \| Microscopy. \| Nautical almanacs. \| Submarines (Ships)

20	Author:	Somerville, Mary (1780-1872)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Mary Somerville papers, [ca. 1781-ca. 1877]
	Dates:	Circa 1781-1877
	Abstract:	This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Film.1281
	Extent:	19 microfilm_reel(s)
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Light -- Physiological effect. \| Physical geography. \| Science -- Great Britain. \| Women scientists -- Germany.

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