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1	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Electrologia, ca. 1785
	Dates:	Circa 1785
	Abstract:	This Italian language notebook contains a range of information on scientific information, especially information pertaining to electrical experiments. It was likely written in the late-18th century and contains references to Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestley. The manuscript, likely kept by an Italian, provides insight into the transmission of knowledge in the broader Atlantic World. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.537.EL23
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Natural History
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Electricity -- Experiments -- History. \| Science and technology

2	Author:	Sessé y Lacasta, Martin de, 1751-1808	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Catalogo de animales y plantas Mexicanas
	Dates:	1794
	Abstract:	This volume contains a list of plant and animal specimens collected by the Royal Botanical Expedition in Mexico in 1794. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.591.972.Se7
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Natural History
	Genre:	Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Botany--Mexico \| Scientific expeditions--Mexico \| Zoology--Mexico

3	Author:	Maillet, Benoît de,1656-1738.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Nouveau système du monde, 1715-1724
	Dates:	1715-1724
	Abstract:	This three volume set is one of eight known manuscripts of Benoit De Maillet’s Nouveau System du Monde. Although it is listed as being an extract, that designation only applies to the first eighty-two pages. The remaining three volumes are a complete version of the work, which may differ significantly from the printed version. This set came from Benjamin Franklin’s private library. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.113.M28e
	Extent:	3.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Natural History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Earth sciences. \| Formations (Geology) \| Marine biology. \| Oceanography.

4	Author:	Cercle des Philadelphes du Cap François	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Cercle des Philadelphes du Cap François Collection
	Dates:	1784-1787
	Abstract:	This collection contains records of the Haitian science society called the Cercle des Philadelphes. The collection is small, containing only seven documents, and most of these are certificates. There are two addresses made by Louis Narcisse Baudry de Lozières, the president of the society, that might be of interest to historians of science. MOLE contains a detailed description and inventory of the collection. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.506.7294.C33.1
	Extent:	0.25 Linear feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Natural History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Learned institutions and societies--Saint Domingue

5	Author:	Walker, John,1731-1803.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Natural History, May 3, 1790 - December 2, 1790
	Dates:	1790
	Abstract:	This volume contains lectures and essays compiled by John Walker, a professor of natural history at Edinburgh. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.504.W15
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Education \| Natural History
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Botany. \| Mineralogy. \| Natural history. \| Ornithology. \| Zoology.

6	Author:	Bruno, M. de, 18th cent	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Essai metaphysique, physique et phisiologistique relativement à la découverte de M. Mesmer, 1786
	Dates:	1786
	Abstract:	This is a handwritten essay on Franz Mesmer and his claims to have healing and other metaphysical powers. Mesmer is today thought of as an early user of hypnosis. Throughout the 1770s and 1780s, he captivated French society. Marie Antoinette was particularly interested in his abilities. Finally, King Louis convened a scientific body in 1784 to examine the claims of Mesmer and his disciples. Benjamin Franklin, still in France as an American envoy, headed the committee, which debunked Mesmerism. The report can be found in the Papers of Benjamin Franklin and in the Diary of Benjamin Franklin Bache, both of which are at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.134.B83
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Medicine \| Natural History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Animal magnetism. \| Hypnotism. \| Mesmerism.

7	Author:	Various authors	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1668-1983
	Dates:	Bulk, 1750-1850
	Abstract:	J. Stephen Catlett wrote of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection that “there is no other way to describe these manuscript letters, essays, and other papers that are contained presently in 49 boxes.” Catlett then listed a random assortment of names of authors found in the collection. Each individual item was catalogued in the card catalogue, but his data has now been put online. Rather than try to replicate that data, this entry will focus on some of the main themes of the collection and some of the most notable documents. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.200
	Extent:	25.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Colonial Politics \| Early National Politics \| Natural History
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Arctic Indians \| Cayuga Indians \| Eastern Woodlands Indians \| History of science and technology. \| Inuit--Canada \| Iroquois Indians \| Isleta Indians \| Mohawk Indians \| Ojibwa Indians \| Oneida Indians \| Onondaga Indians \| Penobscot Indians \| Physics -- History. \| Seneca Indians \| Southwest Indians \| Tuscarora Indians \| United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783