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1Author:  Darlington, William, 1782-1863Requires cookie*
 Title:  William Darlington letters, 1836-1857     
 Dates:  1836-1857 
 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.

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 Call #:  Mss.Film.627 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Agriculture | Botany. | Natural history. | Potatoes. 
2Author:  Delaware County Institute of Science (Delaware County, Pa.)Requires cookie*
 Title:  Delaware County Institute of Science (Delaware County, Pa.) minutes and papers, [ca. 1833]-1873     
 Dates:  Circa 1833-1873 
 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.

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 Call #:  Mss.H.S.Film.28 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Agriculture | Botany. | Horticulture. | Meteorology. | Science -- Societies, etc. 
3Author:  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.

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 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 
4Author:  Henslow, J. S. (John Stevens), 1796-1861Requires cookie*
 Title:  J. S. (John Stevens) Henslow papers, 1825-1867     
 Dates:  1825-1867 
 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.H382 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Agriculture | Botany. | Evolution. | Gardening -- England -- 19th century. | Herbaria -- Scotland -- 19th century. | Plants -- Collection and preservation. 
5Author:  Fabbroni, Giovanni Valentino Mattia, 1752-1822Requires cookie*
 Title:  Giovanni Valentino Mattia Fabbroni papers, ca. 1770s-1875     
 Dates:  Circa 1770-1875 
 Abstract:  This Collection of Giovanni Fabbroni letters contain a range of correspondence that Fabbroni carried on with fellow scientists throughout Europe. Although much of Fabbroni's travel and correspondence focused on Continental Europe, his wide-ranging correspondence can offer insight into the British Atlantic World and the flow of ideas and information within it.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.F113 
 Extent:  8 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Foreign Language | Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Agriculture | Botany. | Bridges. | Coinage. | Geology. | Locks (Hydraulic engineering) -- Middle Atlantic states -- History. | Machinery -- Drawings. | Manufacturing processes. | Museums -- History. | Natural history. | Tools -- Drawings. | Weights and measures. 
6Author:  Duhamel du Monceau, M., 1700-1782Requires cookie*
 Title:  Duhamel du Monceau/Fougeroux de Bondaroy papers, 1716-1789     
 Dates:  1716-1789 
 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.D87 
 Extent:  14 Linear Feet 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Agriculture | Architecture | Bones. | Botany. | Chemistry | Electricity -- Early works to 1850. | Entomology. | Fruit trees. | Gardens -- France. | Mathematics. | Metallurgy. | Paleontology. | Plants -- Collection and preservation. | Poisons. | Steam-engines -- Early works to 1850. | Taxidermy. | Temperature. | Ventilation.