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1	Author:	Académie des sciences (France)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Selections from the Procès-verbaux, 1758-1789
	Dates:	1758-1789
	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.1367
	Extent:	1 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy -- 18th century \| Learned institutions and societies. \| Science -- Societies, etc.

2	Author:	Alexander, William, 1726-1783	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Variation of the compass, 1773
	Dates:	1773
	Abstract:	This slender volume is an essay by William Alexander, a prominent figure in New Jersey politics and business. Alexander wrote this essay with the hope that it would spur the American Philosophical Society to support the study of variations in compasses. Alexander's interest in this subject likely had to do with his background as a merchant. He realized compass variations created inefficiencies and risks for captains and the merchants that relied on them. Alexander appeals specifically to the APS's mission by stating that such a study would be "useful to mankind." Alexander's essays shows that he is conversant in many of the current theories about variations. He also proposed a plan for the APS to facilitate a systematic study of compass variations that he believed would produce a clear general law for variations in compasses. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.522.76.Al2
	Extent:	1 item(s)
	Topics:	Science and technology \| Surveying and Maps \| Trade
	Genre:	Scientific Correspondence \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy -- 18th century \| Compass. \| Learned institutions and societies.

3	Author:	Questebrune, John	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A Short Introduction to Natural Philosophy
	Dates:	1718-1720
	Abstract:	This volume compiles a wide array of scientific knowledge for the early eighteenth century. John Questerbrune wrote the volume between 1718 and 1720. It covers natural philosphy, medicine, astronomy, and the environment. The hand-written volume includes a series of sketches. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.500.Q3
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Art \| Dissertations \| Educational Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Maps and Surveys \| Sketchbooks
	Subjects:	Anatomy -- 18th century \| Astronomy -- 18th century \| Botany -- 18th century \| Chocolate \| Coffee \| Conception -- Early works to 1800 \| Death \| Diseases \| Medicinal plants \| Mineralogy -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Occultism -- Early works to 1900 \| Physics -- Ireland -- Early works to 1800 \| Religion and science \| Sympathy \| Tea

4	Author:	American Philosophical Society	Requires cookie*
	Title:	American Philosophical Society Archives
	Dates:	1743-1984
	Abstract:	The APS Archives contain a wide range of material on early American history. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	APS.Archives
	Extent:	192.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Colonial Politics \| Early National Politics \| Native America \| Natural history \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Institutional Records \| Miscellaneous \| Native American Materials \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Adena culture -- West Virginia \| American Philosophical Society \| Anishinaabe \| Astronomy -- 18th century \| Aztecs. \| Cherokee Indians \| Choctaw Indians \| Eastern Woodlands Indians \| Education \| History of science and technology. \| Indians of Mexico \| Indians of North America -- Kentucky \| Indians of North America -- Mississippi \| Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast \| Indians of North America -- West Virginia \| Mound builders \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 19th century \| Ojibwe people \| Plains Indians \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Southeast Indians \| United States History.