Advertises one of several sets of skeletal remains of large, New World creatures exhumed by this German-born scientist- showman, who made a living exhibiting his finds for a fee and selling them to museums after their immediate popular appeal had diminished. This particular skeleton, which Richard Owen argued was a species of Mastodon when Koch brought it to London for exhibit, was sold to the British Museum in 1844.; Includes illustration of a man standing beneath a fossil skeleton, with another man riding an elephant next to it.
Appear from the number (XXXII) to be part of a series of printed letters from this discoverer of electromagnetic induction and primary architect of classical Field Theory. Illustrated, with two diagrams. ; Item call number: 500 Pam. v. 6, no. 7.
The botanical and English names of the trees on this map were collected with great care, and their position given by Patrick Kereven, chief gardener of Wash[i]ng[ton] & Indepen[den]ce Squares. Presented by Thomas Sinclair, 26 May 1843.
Gives succinct view of the importance of telescopes in science and commerce in an effort to garner support for the purchase of a high quality telescope in Boston. Especially stresses the role of astronomical observation in navigation. Signed in type by John Pickering, Francis C. Gray, Jona[than] Phillips, W[illia]m Appleton, and Israel Lombard, members of the committee.
Color lithograph of a portrait painted by Charles Bird King entitled Orator, Ho-Chunk, part of 1828 delegation to Washington, D.C., wearing stripped shirt with fur trim, arm ornaments, medallions, feather head-dress, holding sword.; Volume 3, part 3; Funding provided by: Getty Foundation
Portrait of Vincent standing near a desk on which a document inscribed "Universal Suffrage" hangs. Displayed behind him are election results from his 1841 Banbury, 1842 Ipswich and 1843 Tavistock campaigns. At his feet is a sheet inscribed "Rights of Man".
An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.D25-ead.xml
Record of admission of prisoners number 1125 through 1677, including name, crime, sentence, place of origin, race/ethnicity, time in and time out, and comments on moral and educational condition. Some also include notes on previous convictions or progress made while incarcerated. Includes list of books received for prisoners from J.J. Barclay, as well as a list of Germans in the Penitentiary.
From inventory description: [hz; on spine: MINUTES/ OF / COMMITTEE / BOOK / OF / PRICES"; wrapped] Carpenters Company, Committee of Prices, Minutes, 24 Oct 1843 23 June 1897. {some loose 1880s papers concerning prices and arbitration inserted; book of prices still maintained in 1897, but tasks mentioned are arbitration, estimation, day-wages specified}.
