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1Author:  Magalhães, João Jacinto de, 1722-1790Requires cookie*
 Title:  João Jacinto de Magalhães (Jean-Hyacinthe Magellan) Collection     
 Dates:  1774-1788 
 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.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.M25 
 Extent:  11 item(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Astronomy -- Observations | Chemistry | Optics | Telescopes 
2Author:  Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796Requires cookie*
 Title:  Meteorological observations, 1784     
 Dates:  1784 
 Abstract:  This slender volume contains meteorological and some astronomical data taken at Wilmington, Delaware from July 1 to October 14, 1784. In addition to the data, the volume contains marginalia on the weather, his astronomical clock, and his calculations for finishing the Mason-Dixon Line.

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 Call #:  Mss.526.62.R51 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Pennsylvania History | Surveying and Maps 
 Genre:  Maps and Surveys | Meteorological Data | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Astronomy -- Observations. | Longitude. | Meteorology -- Observations. 
3Author:  Varley, Cromwell J.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Journal of Astronomical Observations     
 Dates:  1845-1858 
 Abstract:  This volume is largely empty. It contains some meteorological observations, other astronomical calculations, and drawings.

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 Call #:  Mss.522.1942.V42 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Science and technology 
 Genre:  Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Astronomy -- Observations | Comets -- Observations. | Planets -- Observations | Stars -- Observations.