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1	Author:	Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Astronomical calculations,1820-1821
	Dates:	1820-1821
	Abstract:	Joseph Roberts was a teacher at Friends Academy. This volume contains various astronomical calculations done by him and his students for 1820-1821. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.524.M44
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

2	Author:	Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Joseph Roberts philosophical and mathematical papers, 1812-1814
	Dates:	1812-1814
	Abstract:	This collection includes scientific educational material and data from nineteenth century scientist Joseph Roberts. The volumes contain problems, lectures, and notes. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.510.R54
	Extent:	3.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. \| Physics. \| Spherical trigonometry.

3	Author:	Olmsted, Denison,1791-1859.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes taken from Professor Olmsted's lectures on natural philosophy, 1827-1829
	Dates:	1827-1829
	Abstract:	This volume contains lecture notes from Denison Olmsted’s class on natural philosophy at Yale University, 1827-1829. Discussions include astronomy, physics, principles of machinery, and Isaac Newton. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.OL5
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Natural History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Physics. \| Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- 19th century.

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	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.