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1	Author:	Poyntell, William,1756-1811.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thermometrical journal, 1803
	Dates:	1803
	Abstract:	William Poyntell kept this thermometric journal during his voyage from England to Delaware in 1803. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.551.5.P86
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Science and Technology
	Genre:	Meteorological Data \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Meteorology. \| Temperature measurements.

2	Author:	Fitzroy, Robert,1805-1865.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Robert Fitzroy papers, 1843-1865
	Dates:	1843-1865
	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.20.1
	Extent:	1.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Meteorology.

3	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Correspondence and accounts of the Mason and Dixon survey, 1758-1769
	Dates:	1758-1769
	Abstract:	The Mason and Dixon Survey Collection at the APS consists of 1.) two volumes relating to their work drawing a border between Pennsylvania and Maryland and 2.) a box of correspondence. The portion of the collection being described here consists of the correspondence. This part of the collection is a box of photostats, mostly from 1761 and 1769, that include field reports and other correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M381
	Extent:	0.25 Linear feet
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History \| Science and Technology \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Meteorology. \| Surveys. \| Transits.

4	Author:	Williams, Jonathan.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Jonathan Williams selected papers, 1771-1813
	Dates:	1771-1813
	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.455
	Extent:	1.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Commerce. \| Meteorology. \| Sugar -- Manufacture and refining.

5	Author:	Delaware County Institute of Science (Delaware County, Pa.)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Delaware County Institute of Science (Delaware County, Pa.) minutes and papers, [ca. 1833]-1873
	Dates:	Circa 1833-1873
	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.28
	Extent:	1.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Botany. \| Horticulture. \| Meteorology. \| Science -- Societies, etc.

6	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Sir John F. W.(John Frederick William) Herschel correspondence, 1793-1874
	Dates:	1793-1874
	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.H435p
	Extent:	40.0 Item(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Earthquakes. \| Meteorology. \| Photography -- Early works to 1850. \| Physics. \| Science -- Societies, etc. \| Scientific apparatus and instruments.

7	Author:	Royal Society (Great Britain).	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Royal Society (Great Britain) letters and communications from Americans, 1662-1900
	Dates:	1662-1900
	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.1
	Extent:	10.0 Microfilm reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Geology. \| Indians of North America \| Meteorology. \| Paleontology. \| Potash. \| Tar.