| | 1 | Author: | Seybert, Adam,1773-1825. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Adam Seybert commonplace book, 1810
| | | | Dates: | 1810 | | | | Abstract: | Adam Seybert's large commonplace book captures his varied interests. Seybert was an American engineer who was educated in Europe. The content often reflects his interests in engineering and current affairs, such as notes on canals or on population growth. Among other things discussed are: cotton policy, American independence, profiles of individuals, descriptions of foreign countries and cities, and the military. Included in the book is a watercolor of Quebec with details on the Battle of Abraham in 1759. Much of the data is taken from other sources, and Seybert often cites where he got the information.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Se95 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Engineering | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Military History | Science and Technology | | | | Genre: | Commonplace Book | Sketchbooks | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture | Commerce. | Finance. | Transportation. | Weights and measures. | |
| 4 | Author: | Frazer, John Fries, 1812-1872 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Fries Frazer papers, 1834-1871
| | | | Dates: | 1834-1871 | | | | Abstract: | John Fries Frazer was a prominent Pennsylvania scientist in nineteenth century America, serving as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and very active in both the Franklin Institute and the APS. This large collection of his correspondence provides a snapshot of the growing scientific community in mid-nineteenth century America. Frazer’s correspondence involves a wide range of topics: science and scientific institutions (shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, geology, geography, astronomy, chemistry, among others), although there are fragments of personal correspondence. His range of correspondents is as diverse as the topics, but there is a notably large collection of letters from scientific heavyweights Titian Ramsey Peale, Louis Aggasiz, Joseph Henry, and Alexander Dallas Bache.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F865 | | | | Extent: | 3.0 Linear feet | | | | Topics: | Education | Philadelphia History | Science and Technology | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Scientific Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Boilers. | Education -- United States. | Electricity. | Geology -- United States. | Magnetism. | Natural history. | Paleontology. | Scientific apparatus and instruments. | Scientists -- United States. | Solar eclipses. | Weights and measures. | |
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