Provenance

Purchased by Whiteman ($75.00) and accessioned, 11/21/1968 (1968 2652ms).

General physical description

1 volume, 11 p. plus 20 additional loose items.

Early American History Note

This collection of astronomical calculations from 1786-1838 consists of various loose notes on eclipses and solar/lunar calculations, including information on an eclipse as witnessed in Canton and Philadelphia. The collection also has a folio size bound volume that diagrams (sometimes with color added) eclipses for the years 1818, 1820, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1829, 1838, as observed in Philadelphia.