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1	Author:	Wright, William D.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William D. Wright notebooks, 1843-1847
	Dates:	1843-1847
	Abstract:	The William Wright Collection is beyond the geographic scope of this guide, but scholars of early America, especially science and technology, may find this collection useful. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W936
	Extent:	6 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Geology. \| Mechanics. \| Natural history. \| Steam-engines.

2	Author:	Stevens, John Austin, 1795-1874	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes, from Professor Day's Lectures, on Natural Philosophy
	Dates:	1812
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains notes taken by John Austin Stevens, a student at Yale University, in 1812 during Jeremiah Day's course on Natural Philosophy. The twenty lectures touch on a wide range of subjects, including electricity, astronomy, magnetism, meteorology, and fluids. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.530.St45
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Gravitation \| Hydraulics \| Mechanics \| Physics -- Study and teaching -- 19th century

3	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

4	Author:	Boscovich, Roger Joseph, 1711-1787	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich papers, [ca. 1730-1786]
	Dates:	Circa 1730-1786
	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.H.S.Film.5
	Extent:	14 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Geometry. \| Hydraulic engineering. \| Hydrography. \| Mathematics. \| Mechanics \| Optics. \| Philology. \| Physics.