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1	Author:	Gilpin, Henry D. (Henry Dilwor	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Henry Dilworth Gilpin Notebook: Natural Philosophy, Mathematics
	Dates:	ca. 1819
	Abstract:	This is a notebook kept by Henry Gilpin at the University of Pennsylvania. The content is primarily notes taken during a course in Natural Philosophy. The back of the book contains some mathematical notes. Gilpin went on to become a prominent attorney in Philadelphia. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.500.G42
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Electricity \| Gravity \| Heat \| Hydrostatics \| Light \| Magnetism \| Mathematics -- Study and teaching \| Mechanics \| Motion \| Physics -- Study and teaching \| Pneumatics

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	Title:	Robert M. (Robert Maskell) Patterson papers, 1775-1853
	Dates:	1775-1853
	Abstract:	The Robert Patterson Collection contains a range of documents that touch on many different topics, although most have to do with science and engineering. The earliest documents relate to the Leiper Canal, including Rittenhouse's appraisal of it, and official documents relating to its creation. The largest portion of the documents is scientific correspondence to Robert Patterson, a member of the American Philosophical Society. Much of this correspondence is done under the cover of official APS business. Of particular note are a series of letters relating to nautical calculations that include complex equations used to determine longitude and latitude for nautical almanacs. There are also various lecture notes on natural philosophy, death, mathematics, engineering, and other subjects. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P274
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Military History \| Native America \| Science and technology \| War of 1812
	Genre:	Educational Material \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Notebooks \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Algebra. \| Annuities. \| Astronomy. \| Canals. \| Clocks and watches. \| Coal. \| Electricity. \| Magnetism. \| Mathematics. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Navigation (Astronautics) \| Optics. \| Physics. \| Quarries and quarrying -- Pennsylvania. \| Sound. \| Time clocks.