| 1 | Creator: | Ellis, John,1710?-1776. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Ellis letters, 1753-1771
| | | | Dates: | 1753-1771 | | | | Abstract: | These are copies in an unknown hand [the name "Meriel Nevill Watt" appears in the front of the volume] of letters, primarily from Ellis, that were published in the "Philosophical Transactions" of the Royal Society in London. Most relate to botanical topics, and many are written to Peter Collinson. A few are written by Peter Woulfe. Included are contemporary engravings from the "Transactions," as well as original wash drawings copied from the engravings. | | | | Call #: | Mss.580.EL5 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Beyond Early America | Botany. | Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768 | Drawings. | Ellis, John,1710?-1776. | Engravings. | Natural history. | Watt, Meriel Nevill | Woulfe, Peter, -- ca. 1727-1803. | |
| 2 | Creator: | Anonymous | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Traité de physique et de chymie, ca. 1800
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1800 | | | | Abstract: | This treatise includes experiments on eletricity (with mentions of B. Franklin), ballooning (mentions of J. P. Blanchard), pharmacology, chemistr, and hydraulics. Included is a sketch of Woulfe's bottle for passing gases through liquids (Peter Woulfe, 1767). | | | | Call #: | Mss.537.G18 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Anonymous | Balloons. | Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809 | Chemistry -- Experiments. | Education | Educational Material | Electricity -- Early works to 1850. | Foreign Language | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Gariel. | Gases. | Hydraulics. | Lejourdan, Alfred | Manuscript Essays | Notebooks | Pharmacology. | Science -- History. | Science and Technology | Scientific Data | Technology -- History. | Woulfe, Peter, -- ca. 1727-1803. | |
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