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1Creator:  Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir William Herschel papers, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:   none  
 Call #:  Mss.Film.1408 
 Extent:  24.0 Microfilm reel(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822 
2Creator:  Lowell Observatory.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Lowell Observatory correspondence, 1894-1916     
 Dates:  1894-1916 
 Abstract:  Includes more than 12,000 letters and documents during the time of the Observatory's founder, Percival Lowell. 
 Call #:  Mss.Film.1313 
 Extent:  10.0 Microfilm reel(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916 | Observatories. 
3Creator:  Cope, Thomas D., (Thomas Darlington)Requires cookie*
 Title:  Material on the transit of Venus in 1760, [1760-1761]     
 Dates:  1760-1761 
 Abstract:   none  
 Call #:  Mss.Film.808 
 Extent:  1.0 Microfilm reel(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Cope, Thomas D., (Thomas Darlington) | Microfilm Collection | Transits. | Venus (Planet) - Transit - 1760 
4Creator:  Dunham, Theodore J., 1897-1984Requires cookie*
 Title:  Theodore Dunham papers, 1930-1984     
 Dates:  1930-1984 
 Abstract:  These papers include materials regarding Funds for Astrophysical Research Inc. and the Mount Desert Island Astronomical Association, telescopes, correspondence, reprints and articles, and photographs. 
 Call #:  Mss.Ms.Coll.40 
 Extent:  25.0 Linear feet 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Astrophysics. | Dunham, Theodore J., 1897-1984 | Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. | Telescopes 
5Creator:  Herschel, John F. W., Sir, (John Frederick William), 1792-1871Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir John F. W.(John Frederick William) Herschel correspondence, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  Most of this collection is original letters and drafts of Herschel's replies, with some miscellaneous papers other than letters. There are about 400 letters between Herschel and Charles Babbage. 
 Call #:  Mss.Film.1336 
 Extent:  37.0 Microfilm reel(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871 | Herschel, John F. W., Sir, (John Frederick William), 1792-1871 
6Creator:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  [Eclipses of the sun and moon, 1820-1838], n.d.     
 Dates:  Circa 1820-1838 
 Abstract:  This item, by an unknown author, presents an astronomical sketch of eclipses, some of which could be seen from Philadelphia and Canton, China. 
 Call #:  Mss.521.8.Ec6 
 Extent:  1.0 Volume(s) 
 Sections:   Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Anonymous | Astronomy. | Charts. | Eclipses. | Science and Technology | Scientific Data | Whiteman 
7Creator:  Whipple, Fred Lawrence,1906-Requires cookie*
 Title:  Fred Lawrence Whipple correspondence, 1965-1975     
 Dates:  1965-1975 
 Abstract:  This correspondence is primarily with George W. Corner, Executive Officer of the American Philosophical Society, concerning Whipple's membership in and contributions to the Magellanic Committee of the APS. This committee awards a medal for the best discovery in navigation, astronomy, or natural philosophy. 
 Call #:  Mss.B.W58 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear feet 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  American Philosophical Society. | Astronomy. | Corner, George Washington, 1889-1981 | Whipple, Fred Lawrence,1906- 
8Creator:  Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838Requires cookie*
 Title:  Nathaniel Bowditch papers     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  The personal library of Nathaniel Bowditch encompasses works on mathematics, astronomy, and navigation. Among the treasures of the collection are early editions by such scientific luminaries as Galileo, Newton, and LaPlace; numerous treatises on comets and sundials; long runs of scientific periodicals; and, of course, Bowditch’s own manuscripts. 
 Call #:  Mss.Film.1569 
 Extent:  2.0 Film reel(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy | Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 | Comets | Mathematics | Navigation. | Sundials. 
9Creator:  Fitzroy, Robert,1805-1865.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Robert Fitzroy papers, 1843-1865     
 Dates:  1843-1865 
 Abstract:  These papers include letters from Admiral C.R. Moorson, correspondence with James Ross and Edward Sabine concerning polar exploration, and a map of the stars near the North Pole. 
 Call #:  Mss.H.S.Film.20.1 
 Extent:  1.0 Microfilm reel(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Fitzroy, Robert,1805-1865. | Meteorology. | Microfilm Collection | Moorson, C. R. | North Pole. | Ross, James | Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883 
10Creator:  Mason, Charles, 1728-1786Requires cookie*
 Title:  Charles Mason papers, 1750-1815     
 Dates:  1750-1815 
 Abstract:  Included in these papers are letters, memoranda, computations, and tables. 
 Call #:  Mss.Film.424 
 Extent:  2.0 Microfilm reel(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Computations. | Mason, Charles, 1728-1786 | Memoranda. | Microfilm Collection | Moon -- Observations. | Moon -- Orbit -- Tables. | Tables. 
11Creator:  Darwin, George Howard,Sir,1845-1912.Requires cookie*
 Title:  On meteorites and the history of stellar systems, [1889]     
 Dates:  Circa 1889 
 Abstract:  This essay formed the basis of lectures George Howard Darwin delivered before the Royal Institution of Great Britain on January 25, 1889. It was a popular account of a paper he read before the Royal Society the previous November ("On the Mechanical Conditions of a Swarm of Meteorites, and on Theories of Cosmogony," Proc. 45:3-16). 
 Call #:  Mss.523.5.D25 
 Extent:  1.0 Volume(s) 
 Sections:   Background

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Darwin, George Howard,Sir,1845-1912. | Meteorites. | Royal Institution of Great Britain. | Solar system. | Stars. 
12Creator:  Freehauff, Daniel.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Astronomical calculations, 1778, 1779     
 Dates:  1778-1779 
 Abstract:  These volumes contain calculations and drawings of an eclipse of the sun, 24 June 1778, and of the moon, 29 May 1779, adjusted to the meridian of Philadelphia. There is also an incomplete duplicate of the calculations for the sun, and a duplicate of the calculations for the moon. An apparently personal reference in the text suggests that Freehauff was a native of Germany. 
 Call #:  Mss.523.78.F87c 
 Extent:  2.0 Volume(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Drawings. | Eclipses. | Freehauff, Daniel. | Manuscript Essays | Science and Technology | Scientific Data 
13Creator:  Schwarzschild, K., (Karl), 1873-1916Requires cookie*
 Title:  K.(Karl) Schwarzschild papers, 1892-1916     
 Dates:  1892-1916 
 Abstract:  This collection includes correspondence, notebooks, and memorandum books, lecture notes, published and miscellaneous papers, and academic and military records. 
 Call #:  Mss.Film.P-11 
 Extent:  28.0 Microfilm reel(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Astrophysics. | Emden, Jacob Robert, 1862-1940 | Gombrich, K. | Guanenti, B. | Hertzsprung, Ejnar, 1873-1967 | Klein, Felix, 1849-1925 | Oppenheim, D. | Physics. | Schwarzschild, K., (Karl), 1873-1916 | Seelig, Hugo, 1849-1924 | Villiger, W. 
14Creator:  Olmsted, Denison,1791-1859.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Notes taken from Professor Olmsted's lectures on natural philosophy, 1827-1829     
 Dates:  1827-1829 
 Abstract:  These classroom notes, taken by an unidentified student, present the state of knowledge in natural philosophy, especially astronomy, during these years. There are mentions of many contemporary scientists, and much on Newton and Newtonian philosophy. 
 Call #:  Mss.B.OL5 
 Extent:  1.0 Volume(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Education | Educational Material | Lecture notes. | Natural History | Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 | Notebooks | Olmsted, Denison,1791-1859. | Physics. | Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- 19th century. | Science and Technology | Yale University. 
15Creator:  Darwin, George Howard,Sir,1845-1912.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir George Howard Darwin, letters, 1834-1881     
 Dates:  1834-1881 
 Abstract:  This is a small, miscellaneous collection of letters written to Alexander Brownlee, C. Scott, F. W. Surman, and Otto Zacharias. There are references to lunar tidal waves and mentions of Charles and Erasmus Darwin. 
 Call #:  Mss.B.D255 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear feet 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information  |  Inventory  

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Beyond Early America | Brownlee, Alexander | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 | Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802 | Darwin, George Howard,Sir,1845-1912. | Scott, C. | Surman, F. W. | Tides. | Zacharias, Otto 
16Creator:  Spencer, Nathan.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Nathan Spencer's account of Godfrey, 1809     
 Dates:  1809 
 Abstract:  This account of Thomas Godfrey was prepared "with a view of having it inserted in Rees Cyclopedia," and is preceded by an essay concerning Godfrey and his quadrant taken from the "American Magazine" (1758). Also included in this volume is a copy of James Logan's communication to the Royal Society, and a letter from Spencer to Alexander Wilson, editor of the "Cyclopedia" (1809), which discusses Godfrey and the sources for this account. 
 Call #:  Mss.B.G54s 
 Extent:  1.0 Volume(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Essays. | Godfrey, Thomas, 1736-1763 | Hydrographic surveying. | Logan, James, 1674-1751 | Manuscript Essays | Navigation. | Quadrant. | Royal Society (Great Britain). | Science and Technology | Spencer, Nathan. | Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813 
17Creator:  Marum, M. van(Martinus van),1750-1837.Requires cookie*
 Title:  M. van (Martinus van) Marum papers, [ca. 1777-1837].     
 Dates:  Circa 1777-1837 
 Abstract:  These papers include correspondence from over 180 individuals, lecture notes and essays on mathematics, astronomy, and electricity, and his diaries from journeys through Germany (1798) and Switzerland (1802). 
 Call #:  Mss.Fiche.8 
 Extent:  492.0 Microfiche card(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Diaries. | Electricity. | Essays. | Germany -- Description and travel. | Lecture notes. | Marum, M. van(Martinus van),1750-1837. | Mathematics. | Microfilm Collection | Switzerland -- Description and travel. 
18Creator:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Scientific copybook, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  Circa 19th c. 
 Abstract:  This small volume records excerpts from British natural philosophy and scientific journals, written sometime after 1799. It covers a wide range of subjects, from astronomy to zoology. 
 Call #:  Mss.500.Cop79 
 Extent:  1.0 Volume(s) 
 Sections:   Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Anonymous | Astronomy. | Commonplace Book | Copybooks. | Educational Material | Manuscript Essays | Natural history. | Notebooks | Science and Technology | Scientific Data | Zoology. 
19Creator:  Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Joseph Roberts philosophical and mathematical papers, 1812-1814     
 Dates:  1812-1814 
 Abstract:  The first volume contains mathematical problems, which appear to be college exercises (1814); the second volume is an essay on the projection of the sphere and spherical trigonometry, including an appendix on astronomy (1812); and the third volume is a lecture on natural philosophy, apparently prepared for delivery [n.d.]. 
 Call #:  Mss.510.R54 
 Extent:  3.0 Volume(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Education | Educational Material | Essays. | Lectures. | Manuscript Essays | Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. | Notebooks | Physics. | Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835. | Science and Technology | Scientific Data | Spherical trigonometry. 
20Creator:  Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Astronomical calculations,1820-1821     
 Dates:  1820-1821 
 Abstract:  This volume contains calculations of the distances of stars, eclipses, and longitude, made by William Maule, James Cresson, Joseph Jeanes, James James, and Robert Hutchinson, pupils in the Friends Academy, where Roberts was a teacher. 
 Call #:  Mss.524.M44 
 Extent:  1.0 Volume(s) 
 Sections:   Background  |  Administrative Information

 
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 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Cresson, James | Education | Educational Material | Hutchinson, Robert | James, James. | Jeanes, Joseph | Maule, William. | Meteorological records. | Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835. | Science and Technology | Scientific Data 
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