John Warner letters and papers, 1850-1864

Lesley, J. Peter, 1819-1903

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When J. Peter Lesley (1819-1903) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1838, he intended for the Presbyterian ministry, but when ill health intervened, he was set off on a path that would make him one of the most influential geologists in 19th century Pennsylvania. In order to help rebuild his strength and restore his health, Lesley accepted an appointment with the first Pennsylvania Geological Survey under the direction of Henry Darwin Rogers and engaged in structural a...

Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873

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Swiss-American zoologist and geologist. Professor of zoology and geology at Harvard University. Louis Agassiz was born in Môtier-en-Vuly, Switzerland. He studied at the universities of Zürich, Erlangen (Ph.D., 1829), Heidelberg, and Munich (M.D., 1830). Agassiz studied medicine briefly but turned to zoology, with a special interest in fishes and fossils, while studying under the French naturalist Cuvier. In 1832 he became professor of natural history at the University of Neuchâtel, Sw...

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences was chartered by the legislature of Massachusetts in 1780 and is the second oldest learned society in the U.S. Among its incorporators were James Bowdoin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock. From the description of Records of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1775-1800 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122413111 ...

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, among the great newspapers of its time. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York, and was the unsuccessful candidate of the new Liberal Republican party in the 1872 presidential election against incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant, who won by a landslide. Greeley was born to a poor family in Amherst, New ...

K. sächsische gesellschaft der wissenschaften, Leipzig

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Indiana University

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Vaughan, Daniel, 1821-1879

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Charles Babbage was a mathematician and inventor. From the guide to the Charles Babbage selected correspondence, 1827-1871, 1827-1871, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Glenn, D.

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Bowles, Samuel, 1826-1878

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Bowles was an American journalist and publisher. From the description of Letter, a portrait, and newspaper clippings, 1872-ca. 1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80880580 Samuel Bowles was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on February 9, 1826. He was the editor of the daily edition of the Springfield Republican from 1844 to 1878. Noted for his willingness to comment on matters of political corruption, he was the subject of a libel suit. Bowles was involved with the Liber...

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

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Drawn by R.D. Cutts. From the description of Pulgas base : map, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398096 Historical Background The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, me...

Miskey, William F.

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Warner, Joseph

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Epithet: of the W Indies British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000816.0x0001c6 Epithet: late of St Vincent British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000816.0x0001b3 Epithet: FRS; Surgeon to Guy's Hospital British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/v...

Maingay (?), Robert A.

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Morris, Ellwood, 1813?-1872

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Foulke, William Parker, 1816-1865.

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William Parker Foulke was a Philadelphia lawyer and philanthropist. A man of many interests, Foulke was concerned with prison reform and prison architecture, the archaeology and geology of Pennsylvania, the colonization of West Africa for settlement of ex-slaves, and arctic exploration. He was also a firm supporter and member of numerous professional and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. From the description of Papers, ca. 1840-1865. (American Philosophical Society Library). Wo...

Jones, Norman F. (Norman Fielding)

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Maule, Joseph E.

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Clerk of the Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends (Primitive). From the description of Papers relating to Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1850-1907. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70938744 ...

France. Ministre de l'agriculture, du commerce et des travaux publics

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Warner, John, -1873

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John Warner was an amateur mathematician and naturalist (d. 1873) who resided in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He published on engineering subjects and organic morphology. He lived abroad from 1862 to 1868, visiting England, France, Italy, the Levant, Egypt, Greece, Constantinople, the Balkans, and Germany. From the guide to the John Warner letters and papers, 1850-1864, 1850-1864, (American Philosophical Society) John Warner was an amateur mathematician from Pottsville (Pa.). ...

Warner, Sally

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Royal Society (Great Britain)

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Sheafer, P. W. (Peter Wenrick), 1819-

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Peter W. Sheafer, a geologist and mining engineer, compiled the Historical Map of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1875). From the description of Papers, 1873-1875. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122589949 ...

Cogswell, Joseph Green, 1786-1871

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Joseph Green Cogswell was a native of New England and graduate of Harvard. Throughout his long and active life, he was a scholar, educator, editor, bibliographer, and author, as well as superintendent of the Astor Library. Through his reputation, connections, and extensive travelling, he was known by many of the most notable figures of the nineteenth century, including Goethe, Irving, Byron, Scott, and Humboldt. From the description of Joseph Green Cogswell letter, 1852 April 5. (Pen...

Wells, David Ames, 1828-1898

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Economist, author, and public official. From the description of Papers of David Ames Wells, 1795-1898 (bulk 1860-1886) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067851 American economist. From the description of Papers of David Ames Wells [manuscript], 1851-1887. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812256 Biographical Note 1828, June 17 Born, Sp...

Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892

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Lippincott, J. B. & Co.

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Kirkwood, Daniel, 1814-1895

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Astronomer and Indiana University professor of mathematics. From the description of Daniel Kirkwood papers, 1864-1895. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 45063101 Daniel Kirkwood was an astronomer and professor of mathematics at Indiana University almost continuously from 1856 until 1886. He was born 27 September 1814 in Harford County, Maryland to John and Agnes (Hope) Kirkwood. After attending school in his home county, Kirkwood began his ca...

Mackey, M. S.

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Camden, R. L. M.

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Winslow, Charles W.

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Jeanes, Joseph

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Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880

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Peirce (Harvard, A.B., 1829) taught astronomy and mathematics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Peirce, 1846-1851 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972841 Peirce (A.B. 1829), mathematician and astronomer, was a tutor (1831-1833) and professor (1833-1880) at Harvard University, where he established the Harvard Observatory. From the description of Correspondence, ca. 1835-1880. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79...

Warner, John, -1873

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John Warner was an amateur mathematician and naturalist (d. 1873) who resided in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He published on engineering subjects and organic morphology. He lived abroad from 1862 to 1868, visiting England, France, Italy, the Levant, Egypt, Greece, Constantinople, the Balkans, and Germany. From the guide to the John Warner letters and papers, 1850-1864, 1850-1864, (American Philosophical Society) John Warner was an amateur mathematician from Pottsville (Pa.). ...

Fisher, Charles Henry, 1880-1964

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College president and educator. From the description of Papers, 1938-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71123568 ...

Whitcomb, W. W.

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Foulke, William Parker

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Warner, Redwood Fisher, 1818-

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Poole, Henry W. (Henry Ward), 1825-1890

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Henry Ward Poole (1825-1890) was an American engineer, professor and collector of Mexicana. He worked as an engineer for the Mexican Pacific Coal and Iron Mining and Land Company in 1856-1857 and then returned to Mexico to teach at the College of Mines in Mexico City and amass his collection of Mexican documents. From the guide to the Henry Ward Poole collection of Mexican documents, 1610-1857, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Henry Ward Pool...

Combescure, Édouard

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Spackman, J. B.

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Fraley, F. (Frederick), 1804-1901

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Loeser, C. (Christopher)

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Longstreth, Miers Fisher, -1891

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Gillespie, W. M. (William Mitchell), 1816-1868

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Stokes, Joseph

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Winslow, C. F.

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Winslow, Charles Frederick, 1811-1877

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Physician, of Nantucket and Boston, Mass., who owned property in San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Papers, 1849-1873. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28420633 Physician, of Nantucket and Boston, Mass., who went to San Francisco, Calif. during the Gold Rush. From the description of Charles Frederick Winslow letter book and miscellany : ms, 1849-1873. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122539379 Physician,...

Yardley, Thomas W., 1826-1900

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Vienna. K. akademie der wissenschaften.

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Dorsey, George W., 1827-1909

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Owner of hardware and tinware business in Wilmington, Del., from 1857 to 1904. From the description of George W. Dorsey account books, 1885-1898. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 70977917 ...

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878

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Joseph Henry (1797-1878, APS 1835), a physicist, was the first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution, a post he retained for over three decades. Henry was a leading experimental scientist whose contributions include several discoveries in the field of electromagnetics. He has been credited with the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph, among other things. Henry was born in 1797 in Albany, New York, the son of William Henry, a teamster, and his wife An...

Dudley Observatoy

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Schneider, Elias

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