Resources in Early American History
Agriculture in subject [X]
Natural history in topic [X]
Sorted by:  
Results:  2 Items   Page: 1

Topic

Natural history[X]
Science and technology (2)
Education (1)
1Author:  Madison, James, 1751-1836Requires cookie*
 Title:  Meteorological journals, 1784-1788, 1789-1793     
 Dates:  1784-1793 
 Abstract:  These two volumes record the daily weather and other data at James Madison's plantation Montpeiler. In addition to the meteorological data, there are occasionally other notes pertaining to gardening and harvesting. These annotations often note the plants they have and where they were on the grounds.

View finding aid for a full description

 
 Call #:  Mss.551.5.M26 
 Extent:  2 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Natural history | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Meteorological Data 
 Subjects:  Agriculture | Birds -- Migration -- United States. | Meteorology -- Observations. 
2Author:  Patterson, , Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854Requires 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