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Title: The world at one view; on which is shewn the various empires, kingdoms, republics, states, principal islands, and colonies of Europe, Asia, North & South America, and Australasia; their extent, lat. & lon., number of inhabitants, chief cities & their populations...also all the principal elevations, rivers, railroads & canals, throughout the world. Compiled from the latest authorities
Identifier(s): text:1782; APSimg6742; Goodman Number: 352; 973 C683 No. 264
Description: Extra oversized table containing physical size, population, latitude, and longitude of countries, states, and cities of the world organized by continent. Also includes lists of rivers, islands, canals, railroads, and highest points of elevation across the globe; and a list or reigning sovereigns and world leaders. Illustrated with an image of the globe.
Creator: Worts, William
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision: ; Geography; Physical geographic features; Political geography
Date: 1833

Title: Weights & measures. Monies & coins [comparative chart]
Identifier(s): text:662; APSimg6673; Goodman Number: 343
Description: Comparative chart of weights and measures, monies and coins.
Creator: Cary, William, 1759-1825
Source: Thomas Court Scientific Instruments Collection (Mss.509.078.M582);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision: ; Weights & measures; Money; Coins
Date: 1815

Title: Closing exercises of the term. Thursday, February 12th, 1846
Identifier(s): text:838; APSimg6708; Goodman Number: 344
Description: Includes two essays to be read on science and lists of students completing the 2 and 4 year courses. Valedictory address given by R. Patterson Kane.; Located in Box #5.
Creator: Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Source: Elisha Kent Kane Papers. Printed Material. (Mss.B.K132.p); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.K132.p-ead.xml
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision: ; Schools; Education; Graduation ceremonies
Date: 1846

Title: Proposals for publishing by subscription, a new and elegant Universal atlas, to contain distinct maps of all the principal kingdoms and states in the known world, and separate maps of each of the United States
Identifier(s): text:355; APSimg6561; Goodman Number: 351; 973 C683 No. 254
Description: Tanner, a cartographer and statistical geographer, is best remembered for his New American atlas (1818-23), a work extensively researched from primary documents contained in the United States government offices and drawn to uniform scale.
Creator: Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision: ; Maps; Atlases
Date: 1833

Title: De la vision stéréoscopique des images et des couleurs complémentaires. Par M. [Francesco] Zantedeschi, prof. de physique à Padoue. Articolo estratto dal Giornale La Lumière, Revue de la Photographie
Identifier(s): text:489; APSimg6662; Goodman Number: 346
Description: Gives a short notice of the research on complementary colors and stereoscopic vision undertaken by Zantedeschi and others.; Item call number: 500 Pam. v. 6, after no. 35.
Creator: Zantedeschi, Francesco, 1797-1873
Source: Science Pamphlet Collection (500 Pam. v. 6);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision: ; Colors; Stereographs; Light
Date: 1857

Title: North east entrance in Kensington Road. Admit the bearer to the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Hall of Arts & Sciences, Kensington Gore
Identifier(s): text:315; APSimg6515; Goodman Number: 349; 973 C683 No. 677
Description: Ticket to admit the bearer to the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Hall of Arts & Sciences, Kensington Gore.
Creator: Kensington Gore Hall of Arts and Sciences
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision: ; Building dedications; Educational facilities
Date: 1867

Title: The following geographical works have been published by John Melish, and are for sale, at the prices annexed
Identifier(s): text:303; APSimg6514; Goodman Number: 348; 973 C683 No. 77
Description: John Melish, born in Scotland and trained as a cotton merchant, began taking notes during his business travels in the United States on the geography, politics, and social life of the areas he visited. When he settled in Philadelphia in 1812, he published a two volume work, Travels in the United States, and soon thereafter began a highly succesful map publication firm.
Creator: Melish, John, 1771-1822
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision: ; Geography; Discovery & exploration; Maps
Date: ca. 1815

Title: We venture to state in order the following reasons for the subsidy on a large scale of research unencumbered with teaching
Identifier(s): text:829; APSimg6699; Goodman Number: 347
Description: Signed in type by the author with the signature of Charles Darwin appended to document.; Item call number: B H981.26.
Creator: Appleton, Charles Edward Cutts Birch, 1841-1879 Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920; Appleton, Charles Edward Cutts Birch, 1841-1879 Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920
Source: Thomas Henry Huxley Papers (Mss.B.H981); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.H981-ead.xml
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision: ; Universities & colleges; Research; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Teaching
Date: ca. 1875

Title: A great curiosity. There is a man at present at Mr. Leech's Tavern, the sign of the black horse, in Market-Street ...
Identifier(s): text:985; local: APSimg6690; local: 342
Description: This copy was found pasted into Benjamin Rush's commonplace book and describes a man afflicted with vitiligo, a relatively common familial disease in which areas of depigmentation appear on the skin. In its advanced stages, the depigmentation may spread over the entire body.; Pasted onto pg. 92.
Subject: Broadsides; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Miscellaneous; Broadside Subdivision:; Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813; Cancer; Skin; Human curiosities
Date: 1796