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Title: St. John's, Newfoundland.... Table shewing the mean temperature, as also the mean height of the barometer in each month in the 8 years, ending 31st December, 1841--with the extremes of each, and the days on which such extremes occurred. Compiled from observations made by Joseph Templeman, of the Colonial Secretary's Office
Identifier(s): text:1747; APSimg6735; Goodman Number: 176; 973 C683 No. 256
Description: Table showing the average temperature and barmetric pressure for an eight-year period in Newfoundland, Canada.; Oversized.
Creator: Templeman, Joseph
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Meteorology; Meteorology; Temperature; Barometers; Weather
Date: ca. 1842

Title: Premiums. The American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, in order the more effectually to answer the ends of their institution, have agreed to appropriate, annually, a part of their funds to be disposed of in premiums to the authors of the best performances, inventions, or improvements, relative to certain specific subjects of useful knowledge. The following premiums, therefore, are now proposed by the society.
Identifier(s): text:1770; APSimg6516; Goodman Number: 11; 973 C683 No. 251
Description: Includes information on seven premiums offered by the society for the best entries in the following categories: system of liberal education, method for computing longitude by lunar observation, improvement of a ship's pump, improvement of stoves, method of preventing premature decay of peach trees, experimental treatise on vegetable dyes, and improvement of lamps. Also includes a notice of the conditions of the Magellanic premium. Note at base of this broadside requests printers of "newspapers and other periodical publications, in the United States and in Europe" to "republish the above information." Signed in type by W[illiam] Barton and John Bleakley, secretaries of the American Philosophical Society.
Creator: American Philosophical Society
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Societies; American Philosophical Society; Awards; Education; Longitude; Inventions
Date: 1796

Title: A catalogue of garden-seeds, fruit-trees, flower-roots, and choice plants, sold by Powell and Eddie, seedsmen, at the King's Head, near Fetter-lane, in Holbourn, London
Identifier(s): text:334; APSimg6737; Goodman Number: 201; 973 C683 No. 235
Description: A list of seeds, herbs, and flowers available for sale.; Oversized.
Creator: Powell and Eddie
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Biological Science; Broadside Subdivision: Botany and Horticulture; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Herbs; Flowers; Trees
Date: n.d.

Title: Verzeichniss derjenigen Werkzeuge, welche in der mechanischen Werkstätte Utzschneider, Liebherr et Werner in München um nachstehende Preise verfertigt werden
Identifier(s): text:331; APSimg6555; Goodman Number: 312; 973 C683 No. 363
Description: Catalog issued by German optical instrument makers. Signed in type by J[oseph] Utzschneider.
Creator: Utzschneider, Joseph von, 1763-1840
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Scientific Instruments; Broadside Subdivision: ; Optical devices; Scientific apparatus and instruments--Catalogs
Date: 1816

Title: Phrenological character of _____ by Mr [C. H. Canfield] practical phrenologist
Identifier(s): text:296; APSimg6552; Goodman Number: 284; 973 C683 No. 596
Description: Phrenological chart, with numerical notations by C. H. Canfield.
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Social Science; Broadside Subdivision: Phrenology; Phrenology; Pseudo science
Date: n.d.

Title: Lectures on geology. By John Finch, F.B.S. Author of several geological essays
Identifier(s): text:240; APSimg6457; Goodman Number: 146; 973 C683 No. 574
Description: Proposal to offer a series of 12 lectures on geology, probably in Boston. Finch, a British geologist, traveled extensively in the eastern United States and Canada in the second and third decades of the nineteenth century, publishing articles on the geology of the areas he visited in American scientific journals. In 1833 he published a full account of his stay in America under the title Travels in the United States and Canada, containing some account of their scientific institutions, and a few notices of the geology and mineralogy of those countries (London, 1833).
Creator: Finch, John, Esq.
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Geology and Mineralogy; Geology; Public speaking
Date: [ca. 1830]

Title: Royal Menagerie, Exeter 'Change, Strand, the grandest national depot of animated nature in the world, open for inspection every day...contains the greatest assemblage of curiosities ever collected together since the days of the primeval collector of natural curiosities, Old Noah
Identifier(s): text:1759; APSimg6526; Goodman Number: 77; 973 C683 No. 590
Description: A broadside for a nineteenth-century London menagerie possessing a large number and variety of animals from across the globe. The reverse contains a poem entitled "A Public Supper," which advertises the animals on display in rhyme.
Creator: Royal Menagerie, London
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Museums and Menageries; Natural history; Zoos
Date: n.d.

Title: Important to naturalists, scientific institutions, &c. ...Just published, price one guinea to subscribers--thirty shillings to non-subscribers, The natural history of the order Cetacea, and the oceanic inhabitants of the Arctic regions.
Identifier(s): text:320; APSimg6481; Goodman Number: 219; 973 C683 No. 160
Description: Advertisement for a work published in 1834 by this London physician and naturalist. Originally enclosed in a letter (APS Archives; March 19, 1835) from the Verulam Philosophical Society of London of which Dewhurst was the president.
Creator: Dewhurst, H. W. (Henry William)
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Biological Science; Broadside Subdivision: Zoology; Natural history; Marine biology; Arctic regions
Date: [ca. 1835]

Title: An extract from a letter of the Rev. Mr. John Hellins, formerly assistant to Mr. (now Dr.) Maskelyne, the Astronomer-Royal at Greenwich Observatory, to Francis Maseres, Esq. Dated Potter's Pury, near Stoney Stratford, in Buckinghamshire, Sept. 25, 1792.
Identifier(s): text:1773; APSimg6440; Goodman Number: 117; 973 C683 No. 114
Description: Printed copy of a letter written on behalf of Dr. Maskelyne by his former assistant, John Hellins, in reply to a pamphlet authored by Mr. [Thomas] Mudge. Mudge submitted a chronometer of his own construction for a prize offered by the British Parliament for the determination of longitude at sea. During testing at the Royal Observatory the watch stopped working, leading to claims by Mudge that his device had been improperly handled by the observatory's director, Dr. [Nevil] Maskelyne. In the letter, Hellins details his observation of Maskelyne's great care in moving and winding chronometers.
Creator: Hellins, John, d. 1827
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Astronomy; Clocks & watches; Longitude; Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811
Date: 1792

Title: Baltimore, Maryland, _____ 183_. The Maryland Academy of Science and Literature, having lately had the misfortune to lose its valuable museum and library by fire, respectfully and earnestly appeals to those who feel a common interest in its pursuits, for aid in repairing its loss
Identifier(s): text:1774; APSimg6395; Goodman Number: 31; 973 C683 No. 618
Description: Manuscript date of March 19, 1836. Circular letter signed in type by P. McCaulay, president of the academy, and J. Mason Campbell, secretary. Includes instructions for properly preparing natural history specimens to be sent to the academy.
Creator: Maryland Academy of Science and Literature
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Societies; Assistance; Organizations
Date: 1836

Title: New-York, March 2, 1829. Sir, Several gentlemen in this city have formed an association for the purpose of sending a suitable person to collect objects in natural history in some of the more remote parts of the United States; to which you are invited to contribute, provided the plan meets your approbation. ...Shares are fixed at $10 each. The expense of the journey for one year, exclusive of transportation of collections, is estimated at $600. Dr. H. Gates, a gentleman well qualified, is engaged, and will depart about the 15th of March, provided forty shares have been then subscribed for.
Identifier(s): text:1757; APSimg6511; Goodman Number: 325; 973 C683 No. 633
Description: Circular letter asking for funding to support the collection of objects in natural history from across the United States. Interested parties are requested to direct their replies to John Le Conte, John Torrey, and William Cooper.
Creator: Lyceum of Natural History (New York, N.Y.)
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Exploration and Travel; Broadside Subdivision: ; Natural history; Specimens; Discovery & exploration
Date: 1829

Title: The names and births of the children of John and Ann Bartram, viz.
Identifier(s): text:243; APSimg6471; Goodman Number: 200; 973 C683 No. 736
Description: Lists the ten children of this famed American botanist-explorer and nurseryman, at least two of whom followed their father in choice of vocation.; Clipping
Creator: Philadelphia County (Pa.). Kingsess Township
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Biological Science; Broadside Subdivision: Botany and Horticulture; Bartram, John, 1699-1777; Bartram, William, 1739-1823
Date: n.d.

Title: Third circular of the committee, relating to the contemplated meeting to commence on the first Monday of April 1844. To which are added certain proceedings of the board of management of the institute.
Identifier(s): text:145; APSimg6408; Goodman Number: 35; 973 C683 No. 713
Description: Discusses plans for the first annual meeting of the National Institute as well as its scope and general goals. Includes minutes of the board of management, December 23, 1843, and copies of circulars issued by the board on October 15, 1842 and February 24, 1843. Lists the following as members of the committee: Joseph C. Spencer, Joseph R. Ingersoll, Robert J. Walker, W[illia]m C. Rives, Rufus Choate, W[illia]m C. Preston, Abbott Lawrence, and Alexander Dallas Bache. Signed in type by Joseph P. Ingersoll.; Top portion of sheet partially destroyed.
Creator: National Institute for the Promotion of Science
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Societies; Meetings; Organizations; Science
Date: 1844

Title: City Museum. Callowhill Street, below Fifth. Another great bill. [List of attractions]
Identifier(s): text:371; APSimg6521; Goodman Number: 66; 973 C683 No. 520
Description: The many attractions advertised in the broadside include: a magnetic ship and magnetic batteries; natural history specimens, all "scientifically prepared and arranged"; an Indian cabinet; a collection of paintings and statues; as well as song, dance, drama, and a show by Tom Thumb. Lists Ashton & Company as the proprietors of the museum, M. W. Dickeson as professor of natural sciences, W[illia]m T.W. Dickeson as curator, John E. McDonough as stage manager, and J. J. Egan as scenic artist. Ill.: facade of the museum.
Creator: City Museum of Philadelphia
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Museums and Menageries; Natural history; Galleries & museums; Theatrical productions
Date: 1854

Title: Opus maximum; or, great essay to reduce the contingency of the moral world into system or science. First part, containing Psyconomy; or, science of the mind
Identifier(s): text:313; APSimg6502; Goodman Number: 293; 973 C683 No. 624
Creator: Stewart, John
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Social Science; Broadside Subdivision: Miscellaneous; Social science; Anthropology
Date: n.d.

Title: Elementary treatise on mineralogy. Prospectus of a treatise on mineralogy; adapted to the present state of science; including important applications to the arts and manufactures
Identifier(s): text:258; APSimg6458; Goodman Number: 151; 973 C683 No. 419
Description: Elementary treatise on mineralogy. Prospectus of a treatise on mineralogy; adapted to the present state of science; including important applications to the arts and manufactures.; Godon's Elementary treatise was apparently never published.
Creator: Godon, S[ilvain] (ca. 1774-1840)
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Geology and Mineralogy; Minerals; Industry
Date: 1810

Title: Sammlungen von mineralien, petrefakten und krystall-modellen/ Collections de minéraux, de petrifications et modèles de cristaux
Identifier(s): text:250; APSimg6459; Goodman Number: 152; 973 C683 No. 392
Description: German and French in two columns. Advertises that samples sold are perfectly suited for teaching and study.; Torn along the left margin, making it difficult to read portions of the German text on the left half of the page.
Creator: Heidelberger Mineralien-Comptoir
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Geology and Mineralogy; Industry; Minerals
Date: 1828

Title: Behold here the first man who hath squared the circles of 140000 solar and St. John's 144000 lunar years. One is a square to that whose sextant 25920 answers to the modern Hindus' 24000, the sixth of 360 x 400
Identifier(s): text:305; APSimg6559; Goodman Number: 339; 973 C683 No. 313
Description: Broadside from itinerant mystic-numerologist among whose claims was that "Halley's comet will then appear to announce that 1836 is the day of judgment." Includes illustrations of the front and side views of Page.
Creator: Page, Edward Postlethwayt, 1782-1857
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: "Pseudo Science"; Broadside Subdivision: ; End of the world; Numerals; Page, Edward Postlethwayt, 1782-1857; Pseudo science
Date: [1834]

Title: Tickets of admission to Zoological Garden, Philadelphia
Identifier(s): text:148; APSimg6420; Goodman Number: 81; 973 C683 No. 707
Description: Three different tickets of admission for the Zoological Garden, Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Zoological Society was incorporated in 1859 and its Zoological Garden opened in 1874, making it among the first permanent zoos in the United States.
Creator: Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Museums and Menageries; Tickets; Zoos
Date: n.d.

Title: Iconografia della fauna Italica di Carlo Luciano Bonaparte Principe di Musignano. Prospetto
Identifier(s): text:383; APSimg6480; Goodman Number: 217; 973 C683 No. 270
Description: Prospectus for a work by this ornithologist and nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte who came to America in 1823 to research a supplement to Alexander Wilson's American ornithology. Returning to Europe at the age of 25, Bonaparte went on to publish numerous ornithological studies and other more general zoological works like the one advertised in this prospectus.
Creator: Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Biological Science; Broadside Subdivision: Zoology; Animals; Zoology
Date: 1832