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1	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Algebra workbook, 1772
	Dates:	1772
	Abstract:	This algebra notebook was kept by a student at West Nottingham Academy in Maryland. The notebook contains graphs, essays on mathematical rules, and problems. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.510.AL3
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Education
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Algebra. \| Mathematics.

2	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Mathematics copybook, [n.d.]
	Dates:	Circa 18th century
	Abstract:	This eighteenth-century notebook on math contains graphs and solutions to problems. The rule for cube roots is also contained. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.510.M42
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Education
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks
	Subjects:	Algebra. \| Geometry. \| Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc.

3	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	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.