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1	Author:	Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Astronomical journal, 1797-1801
	Dates:	1797-1801
	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.Film.1428
	Extent:	1.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Subjects:	Meteorology -- Observations.

2	Author:	Griffith, Hiram H.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thermometrical log of a trip of the brig Harriet, 1847-1848
	Dates:	1847-1848
	Abstract:	This meteorlogical journal was kept on a voyage in 1847-1848 that traveled from Norfolk to the Caribbean and then to Phildaelphia. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.551.5.G873
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Travel
	Genre:	Meteorological Data \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Meteorology -- Observations. \| Voyages and travels.

3	Author:	Billings, William, 1746-1800	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Journals of the Ship Apollo, 1789-1791
	Dates:	1789-1791
	Abstract:	These journals (three volumes) chronicle the voyages of Apollo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1789-1791. William Billings was the captain of this Philadelphia-based ship. The destinations were Oporto and Corunna, and trade was the purpose for the voyages. Nonetheless, the ship’s captain, William Billings, used the opportunity to study the Gulf Stream. He made numerous observations about the ocean temperature and weather with the apparent intention of submitting his findings to the American Philosophical Society. He paid particular attention to marking and studying the Gulf Stream. The journals were partially published in with a note in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society shortly after they were received in 1793. The originals are much longer than those published and include additional observations not published and graphs that could not be replicated. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.656.B49
	Extent:	2.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| International Travel \| Trade
	Genre:	Meteorological Data \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Meteorology -- Observations. \| Voyages and travels.

4	Author:	Stiles, Ezra, 1727-1795	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ezra Stiles papers, [ca. 1703-1845]
	Dates:	Circa 1703-1845
	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.Film.1397
	Extent:	22.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Meteorology -- Observations. \| Religion.

5	Author:	Bartram, William, 1739-1823	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Bartram diary, 1802-1822
	Dates:	1802-1822
	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.Film.409
	Extent:	1.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Meteorology -- Observations. \| Natural history.

6	Author:	Quetelet, Adolphe, 1796-1874	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Adolphe Quetelet correspondence, 1822-1872
	Dates:	1822-1872
	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.11
	Extent:	2.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Meteorology -- Observations.

7	Author:	Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Meteorological observations, 1784
	Dates:	1784
	Abstract:	This slender volume contains meteorological and some astronomical data taken at Wilmington, Delaware from July 1 to October 14, 1784. In addition to the data, the volume contains marginalia on the weather, his astronomical clock, and his calculations for finishing the Mason-Dixon Line. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.526.62.R51
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Pennsylvania History \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Maps and Surveys \| Meteorological Data \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy -- Observations. \| Longitude. \| Meteorology -- Observations.

8	Author:	Madison, James, 1751-1836	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Meteorological journals, 1784-1788, 1789-1793
	Dates:	1784-1793
	Abstract:	These two volumes record the daily weather and other data at James Madison's plantation Montpeiler. In addition to the meteorological data, there are occasionally other notes pertaining to gardening and harvesting. These annotations often note the plants they have and where they were on the grounds. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.551.5.M26
	Extent:	2.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Natural History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Meteorological Data
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Birds -- Migration -- United States. \| Meteorology -- Observations.

9	Author:	Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Erasmus Darwin commonplace book, ca. 1777-1929
	Dates:	Circa 1777-1929
	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.Film.1299
	Extent:	1.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Diseases. \| Medicine. \| Meteorology -- Observations.

10	Author:	Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Caspar Wistar commonplace book, 1796-1813
	Dates:	1796-1813
	Abstract:	This fascinating commonplace book contains some of Caspar Wistar’s thoughts on medicine. Infectious disease is a particularly prominent topic. Wistar offers observations and some theories, noting how “country people” had some immunities that others did not. Wistar discusses the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and infections on boats, in individuals, and within families. There is also meteorological data from 1758-1765. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.616.928.W765
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Educational Material \| Meteorological Data \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Communicable diseases. \| Medicine. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Typhus fever. \| Yellow fever.

11	Author:	Freeman, Thomas,d. 1821.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	An account of the Red River, in Louisiana, drawn up from the returns of Messrs. Freeman and Custis, to the War Office of the United States, who explored the same, in the year 1806
	Dates:	1806
	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.Film.315
	Extent:	1.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Botany -- Louisiana. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Mineralogy -- Louisiana. \| Zoology -- Louisiana.

12	Author:	Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Maria Mitchell papers, ca. 1825-1887
	Dates:	Circa 1825-1887
	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.9
	Extent:	9.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Comets. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Solar eclipses -- 1831. \| Women scientists.

13	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.