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1	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Electrologia, ca. 1785
	Dates:	Circa 1785
	Abstract:	This Italian language notebook contains a range of information on scientific information, especially information pertaining to electrical experiments. It was likely written in the late-18th century and contains references to Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestley. The manuscript, likely kept by an Italian, provides insight into the transmission of knowledge in the broader Atlantic World. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.537.EL23
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Natural history
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Electricity -- Experiments -- History. \| Science and technology

2	Author:	Beccaria, Giambatista, 1716-1781	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ex Phisicis Institutionibus, 1769
	Dates:	1769
	Abstract:	Giovanni Battista Beccaria was a leading scientist in eighteenth century Italy. In addition to the manuscript collection, the APS also has a bound handwritten volume of Beccaria entitled Ex Phisics Institutionibus. This volume has the feel of a textbook with chapters on different subjects, most dealing with electricity. The back of the book contains fourteen plates. These plates contain diagrams on weights and measures, mechanics, astronomy, and mathematics. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.537.B38exp
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Copernican system \| Cosmography. \| Education \| Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Electricity -- Experiments. \| Mathematics -- Research -- Italy. \| Physics -- Research -- Italy.

3	Author:	Dutour, Étienne Francois,1711-	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Étienne Francois Dutour letters, 1744-1756
	Dates:	1744-1756
	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.D935
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Subjects:	Barometers. \| Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Scientific apparatus and instruments -- 18th century. \| Scientists -- 18th century.

4	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Traité de physique et de chymie, ca. 1800
	Dates:	Circa 1800
	Abstract:	This beautifully bound volume contains numerous essays on scientific developments that occurred in the 18th century. The text of the notebook is written so that the manuscript appears like a published work. Among the topics discussed are electricity, physics, balloons, pharmacology, and an invention by Peter Woulfe. The notebook is in French. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.537.G18
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Balloons. \| Chemistry -- Experiments. \| Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Gases. \| Hydraulics. \| Pharmacology. \| Science -- History. \| Technology -- History.

5	Author:	Duhamel du Monceau, M., 1700-1782	Requires 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. View finding aid for a full description
	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.