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Title: Centennial Jubilee, Lyrics, 1874; #9. Centennial Jubilee, Lyrics, 1874.
Identifier(s): text:341275
Subject: Broadsides; Music
Date: 1874; 2021

Title: Forty shilling note of the province of Pennsylvania; 194. Pennsylvania (Province).[Forty shilling note of the province of Pennsylvania]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7149
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Broadsides; Paper money
Date: 1775; 2022

Title: Advertisement for Les commandemens de l'honnete homme; 199. Feutry, Aimé Ambroise Joseph, 1720-1789.[Advertisement for Les commandemens de l'honnete homme]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7008
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Media; Broadsides; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Date: 1779-05-26; 2022

Title: In Council, Lancaster, May 29, 1778. Instructions to the agents, appointed by virtue of the act entitled: An Act for the Attainder of divers Traitors ...; 137. Bryan, George, 1731-1791. Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829.In Council, Lancaster, May 29, 1778 : Instructions to the agents, appointed by virtue of the act entitled: An Act for the Attainder of divers Traitors
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7034
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Media; Mobilizing the Populace; Broadsides; American loyalists
Date: 1778-5-29; 2022

Title: From the Monthly Meeting of Friends, Called by Some the Free Quakers, Held by Adjournment at Philadelphia, on the 9th Day of the 7th Month, 1781 : To those of our Brethren who have disowned us.; 293. Society of Free Quakers..From the monthly meeting of friends, called by some the Free Quakers, held by adjournment at Philadelphia, on the 9th day of the 7th month, 1781 : To those of our brethren who have disowned us
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7096
Description: A notice to the Quaker Society members from disowned Quakers that had begun a pro-Revolution, Quaker society, called the Free Quakers.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Broadsides; Quakers; Quakers--Pennsylvania--History--18th century
Date: 1781-07-09; 2022

Title: The Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History, continue to be published, accompanied with the plates necessary for the illustration of the respective memoirs. Two volumes, containing thirty-six plates, and nearly 900 pages letter press, are now completed
Identifier(s): text:1915; local: APSimg6629; local: 98
Description: Volume 1 of the Annals was published in 1823. In 1876 the Lyceum of Natural History was transformed into the New York Academy of Sciences.; Item call number: Pam. v. 1160, no. 10.
Creator: Lyceum of Natural History (New York, N.Y.)et al
Subject: Broadsides; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: General Publications; Natural history
Date: 1828

Title: Proposals, by Abraham Small, no. 165, Chestnut Street, 2nd door below Fifth Street, Philadelphia, for publishing by subscription, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge. New series--volume II
Identifier(s): text:1417; APSimg6424; Goodman Number: 89; 973 C683 No. 503
Description: On obverse, includes manuscript addition apparently indicating several of the subscribers: "David Hosack of New York, [Edm.-François] Jomard of Paris, the 'editor of the Am. journal of medical sciences,' Edward Everett of Boston, H. Niles of Baltimore, and [Severin] Lorich."; Broadside contains partial tear at top of page.
Creator: American Philosophical Society
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: General Publications; Broadside Subdivision: Societies; American Philosophical Society
Date: 1823

Title: Description of an achromatic microscope, made by J. B. Dancer, optician. 13, Cross Street, Manchester
Identifier(s): text:660; APSimg6669; Goodman Number: 296
Description: Description of an achromatic microscope. Includes an illustration of a microscope and its accessory parts.; Contains small tear to center of broadside.
Creator: Dancer, John Benjamin, 1812-1887
Source: Thomas Court Scientific Instruments Collection (Mss.509.078.M582);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Scientific Instruments; Broadside Subdivision: ; Microscopes; Scientific equipment
Date: n.d.

Title: New-Brunswick has been visited by a frightful tornado. ...Charged with that mournful duty by their fellow citizens, the undersigned have made a survey of the devastation, and ascertained, as nearly as practicable, the amount of the positive and direct damage sustained.
Identifier(s): text:1486; APSimg6467; Goodman Number: 166; 973 C683 No. 181
Description: Requests pecuniary aid for the victims of this tornado which completely destroyed 130 homes and damaged numerous others. Signed in type by J. J. Janeway, G. S. Webb, F. Richmond, D. Fitz Randolph, and Miles C. Smith. The APS Archives also contain a report of this tornado made by J. J. Janeway, April 23, 1835.
Creator: Janeway, J. J. (Jacob Jones), 1774-1858
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Meteorology; Tornadoes; Fund raising
Date: 1835

Title: Prospectus du Cercle des Philadelphes, Établi au Cap
Identifier(s): text:1136; local: APSimg6617; local: 25
Description: Prospectus of a publication on the scientific society Cercle des Philadelphes.; Item call number: Pam. v. 1086, no. 11.
Creator: Cercle des Philadelpheset al
Subject: Broadsides; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Societies; Organizations; Science
Date: ca. 1784

Title: Sir-- At a meeting of citizens called in this city, a few months since, to consider the practicability and expediency of establishing a National Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, the undersigned were appointed a committee to mature a constitution, and to make report of the same, at a subsequent meeting. ...A meeting will be held on Monday evening, October 17th, at 7 o'clock in Clinton Hall, when a report of the proceedings of the committee will be presented...and a society organized. ...New-York, Oct. 14, 1836
Identifier(s): text:1758; APSimg6397; Goodman Number: 36; 973 C683 No. 698
Description: Typed invitation to meet and form an organization: the National Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Signed in type by William A. Duer, Gorham D. Abbot, Peter G. Stuyvesant, John Knox, Samuel Ward, Henry Cary, William Bard, John Proudfit, and John T. Gilchrist.
Creator: National Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Societies; Invitations; Organizations
Date: 1836

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: Warrant. The Marine Committee appointed to equip and fit out the fleet of the United Colonies, having received such recommendations as satisfy them, that you [space] are duly qualified ... This shall be your sufficient warrant; 541. United States. Continental Congress. Marine Committee.Warrant : The Marine Committee appointed to equip and fit out the fleet of the United Colonies, having received such recommendations as satisfy them, that you [space] are duly qualified ... This shall be your sufficient warrant
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7058
Description: A warrant that conscripts people into positions onboard a ship.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Mobilizing the Populace; Broadsides; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations
Date: undated; 2022

Title: Proposals for publishing by subscription, dedicated, by permission, to the Honourable Court of Directors of the East India Company, Illustrations of Indian zoology, consisting of coloured plates of new or hitherto unfigured Indian animals, from the collection of Major-General [Thomas] Hardwicke...selected and arranged by John Edward Gray
Identifier(s): text:1784; APSimg6701; Goodman Number: 224; 973 C683 No. 387
Description: Prospectus for a two volume work (1830-34) from this prolific naturalist who between 1824 and 1863 published 497 papers on scientific subjects. In 1840 Gray succeeded J. G. Children as keeper of the zoological department of the British Museum, a post he kept until three months before his death.; Duplicate copy in John Edward Gray Papers (B G784).
Creator: Gray, John Edward (1800-1875)
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Biological Science; Broadside Subdivision: Zoology; Natural history; Animals; Zoology
Date: ca. 1830

Title: Constitution of the West-Point Lyceum of Natural History
Identifier(s): text:103; APSimg6399; Goodman Number: 62; 973 C683 No. 735
Description: Constitution of a society comprised of members from the United States Military Academy who are concerned with the advancement of natural history, the West-Point Lyceum of Natural History.
Creator: West-Point Lyceum of Natural History
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Institutions; Broadside Subdivision: Societies; Constitutions; Natural history; Organizations; Military academies
Date: [ca. 1825]

Title: El Crucero Iberia á los pueblos de todos países. La idea de los folk-loristas españoles que suscriben, al invitar á todos los folk-loristas del mundo á que promuevan en sus respectivos países una suscricion para construir el crucero Iberia
Identifier(s): text:369; APSimg6499; Goodman Number: 290; 973 C683 No. 421
Creator: Machado y Alvarez, Antonio, 1846-1893 Guichot y Sierra, Alejandro, 1859-1941 Sendras y Burin, Antonio; Machado y Alvarez, Antonio, 1846-1893 Guichot y Sierra, Alejandro, 1859-1941 Sendras y Burin, Antonio; Machado y Alvarez, Antonio, 1846-1893 Guichot y Sierra, Alejandro, 1859-1941 Sendras y Burin, Antonio
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Social Science; Broadside Subdivision: Miscellaneous; Folklorists
Date: ca. 1885

Title: Tableau des principales expériences innovées et exécutées par M. Donato sur les spectateurs de ses séances
Identifier(s): text:357; APSimg6557; Goodman Number: 337; 973 C683 No. 597
Description: Profusely illustrated border of numerous subjects that Donato has placed in hypnotic states.; Small section torn from center of broadside, rendering a couple of words illegible.
Creator: Donato
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: "Pseudo Science"; Broadside Subdivision: ; Pseudo science; Hypnotism; Seances
Date: n.d.

Title: North American and Carolina tree, shrub, and plant seed, imported and sold by Powell and Eddie, seedsmen, at the King's-Head, near Fetter-Lane, Holbourn, London
Identifier(s): text:249; APSimg6472; Goodman Number: 202; 973 C683 No. 236
Description: List of seeds available for purchase.
Creator: Powell and Eddie
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Biological Science; Broadside Subdivision: Botany and Horticulture; Seeds; Horticulture
Date: n.d.

Title: Miscellany. Meteorological observations for May, 1817. State of the thermometer at a tenement of Mr. James Reed, near the Brattle-House, Cambridge
Identifier(s): text:307; APSimg6738; Goodman Number: 173; 973 C683 No. 311
Description: Appears to be a reprint of an article from a newspaper.; Oversized.
Creator: Reed, James
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Meteorology; Meteorology; Temperature; Weather
Date: 1817

Title: H. Ewington's universal chronometer or perpetual almanac explained
Identifier(s): text:366; APSimg6504; Goodman Number: 300; 973 C683 No. 172
Description: Paper instrument composed of movable discs for determining the time of sunrise and sunset, length of day and night, and other periodic phenomena.
Creator: Ewington, Harry
Source: Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject: Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Scientific Instruments; Broadside Subdivision: ; Clocks & watches; Almanacs; Meteorological instruments
Date: n.d.