| 1 | Creator: | De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Augustus De Morgan letters, 1841-1866
| | | | Dates: | 1841-1866 | | | | Abstract: | These letters are to William Hepworth Dixon, who was editor of the "Athenaeum," a journal of literature, science, the fine arts, music, and drama, from 1871 to 1900. They concern current publications and publishing expenses, Michael Faraday, astronomy, perspective, M. F. Maury, P. B. Du Chaillu, all in relation to the "Athenaeum" or letters to the editor thereof. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.D396 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Astronomy. | Beyond Early America | De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871. | Dixon, William Hepworth, 1821-1879 | Du Chaillu, Paul B., (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903 | Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867 | Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 | Printing and Publishing | Publishers and publishing. | Science publishing. | Scientific Correspondence | |
| 2 | Creator: | Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884
| | | | Dates: | 1783-1884 | | | | Abstract: | These are primarily letters to Gray on various aspects of natural history, with many references to collections at the British Museum of Natural History. There are numerous letters from British scientists and from European colleagues. There are letters from Americans too, such as those from Agassiz which relate to his Florida expeditions and the creation of natural history collections. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.G784 | | | | Extent: | 5.0 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Acland, Henry W., (Henry Wentworth), 1815-1900 | Allman, George James, 1812-1898 | Assyria -- Antiquities. | Autographs. | Balard, Antoine-Jérôme, 1802-1876 | Bate, C. Spence , (Charles Spence), 1818-1889 | Berkeley, M. J., (Miles Joseph), 1803-1889 | Beyond Early America | Blainville, H.-M. Ducrotay de, (Henri-Marie Ducrotay), 1777-1850. | Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857 | Bonomi, Joseph | Bowles, William Lisle, 1762-1850 | British Museum (Natural History) -- Natural history collections. | Brookes, Joshua, -- 1754-1821. | Dana, James D. (James Dwight), 1813-1895 | Du Chaillu, Paul B., (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903 | Duméril, C., (Constant), 1774-1860 | Fitch, Asa, 1809-1879 | Florida -- Discovery and exploration. | Flower , William Henry, 1831-1899 | Galton, Francis, Sir, 1822-1911 | Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore, 1805-1861 | Geological Society of London | Geology. | Gray, John Edward | Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875 | Hoeven, Jan van der | Lefèvre, Jean-Jacques, 1779-1858 | Mollusks. | Müller, Joh., 1801-1858 | Natural history -- Catalogs and collections -- England. | Natural history -- Catalogs and collections -- United States. | Nineveh (Extinct city) -- Antiquities. | Pfeiffer, Ludwig Georg Karl, 1805-1877. | Schomburgk, Robert H., Sir, (Robert Hermann), 1804-1865 | Shells. | Société des sciences naturelle de France. | Valenciennes, M., 1794-1865 | |
| 3 | Creator: | Ord, George, 1781-1866 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | George Ord Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1831-1864 | | | | Abstract: | George Ord made important contributions as an ornithologist and writer but is also famous for his contempt of fellow ornithologist John James Audubon. Throughout his life he published numerous scientific articles and assisted in completing Alexander Wilson's life's work,
American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Ord also left his mark as a member of the American Philosophical Society and as the president of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. The George Ord collection consists primarily of outgoing personal correspondence to Charles Waterton ranging from 1831 to 1866 that highlights Ord's professional as well as personal affairs, most notably his hostility toward Audubon. The collection is supplemented by correspondence of Ord's to and from various individuals regarding personal and business matters. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Or2 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Abolitionists--United States--Attitudes | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. | American Philosophical Society. | Animals--Habits and behavior of | Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 | Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Birds of America | Banks and banking -- United States. | Biddle, Alexander, 1819-1899 | Birds--Study and teaching | Birds. | Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. | Brown, John, 1800-1859 | Cholic Acid | Church buildings--Pennsylvania-Philadelphia | Cicada (Genus) | Columbidia | Cuba--Insurrection, 1849-1851 | Cuckoos | Daguerreotypes | Darlington, William, 1781-1863 | Dictionary of the English language. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 | Dove | Du Chaillu, Paul B., (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903 | Early National Politics | English language--Dictionaries | Exploration. | Famines--Ireland | France--19th Century | Frogs--United States | Frost--Great Britain | Garibaldi, Guiseppe, 1807-1882 | Geese | General Correspondence | Gold mines and mining--California--19th Century | Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875 | Great Britain--Foreign relations--Russia | Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859 | Heatstroke | Hunter, John Dunn, 1798?-1827. | Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Influenza--United States | Irish--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Italy--Revolution of 1848 | Italy--War of 1859 | Jardine, William, Sir, 1800-1874 | Kagoshima-shi (Japan) | Kane, Paul, 1810-1871 | Memorials--Great Britain | Mercury | Mexican War, 1846-1848 | Monk, Maria, d. 1850 | National Gallery of Art (U.S.) | National Institute for the Promotion of Science | Natural History | Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859 | Ord, George, 1781-1866 | Partridges | Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.). | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827--Art collections. | Philadelphia History | Philological Society (Great Britain) | Potatoes | Railroads--19th Century | Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. | Rattlesnake | Religion | Reptiles | Roux de Rochelle, 1762-1849 | Royal Society (Great Britain). | Russia--Foreign relations--Germany-Prussia | Science and Technology | Scientific Correspondence | Sea monsters | Secession--Southern States | Skin--Diseases-Treatment | Slaves--Emancipation-America | Smithsonian Institution. | Smoking--Health aspects--United States | Soap trade--Pennsylvania | St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Steam-navigation--Atlantic Ocean | Steamboat disasters | Stout Family | Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin. | Telegraph | United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). | United States--Civil War 1861 1865--Participation Foreign | United States--Civil War, 1861-1865 | United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects | United States--Politics and government--1861-1865 | United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). | Vaughan, William | Waterton , Charles, 1782-1865 | Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867 | Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1872 | Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1872. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition. | Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858 | |
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