Science in the American British colonies collection, 1672-1766. 

 - 12  items. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Photocopies of letters relating to the establishment of the American Academy of Sciences, the study of astronomy, the presentation by John Winthrop of the first telescope in the colonies to Harvard College, and other scientific topics.  Correspondents include William Avery, James Bowdoin, Robert Boyle, Thomas Brattle, John Canton, James Jurin, Increase Mather, Urian Oakes, Thomas Robie, Ezra Stiles, and John Winthrop. 
<br/><br/><br/>Negative photocopies. <br/>Boston, Mass. : <br/>Massachusetts Historical Society, <br/>1934. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/>Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 79005750  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Avery, William, 1621?-1687 --Correspondence.<br/>Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790 --Correspondence.<br/>Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691 --Correspondence.<br/>Brattle, Thomas, 1658-1713 --Correspondence.<br/>Canton, John, 1718-1772 --Correspondence.<br/>Jurin, James, 1684-1750 --Correspondence.<br/>Mather, Increase, 1639-1723 --Correspondence.<br/>Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681 --Correspondence.<br/>Robie, Thomas, 1689-1729 --Correspondence.<br/>Stiles, Ezra, 1727-1795 --Correspondence.<br/>Winthrop, John, 1606-1676 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>American Academy of Sciences.<br/>Harvard College (1636-1780)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronomy--Study and teaching.<br/>Science--History.--United States<br/>Telescopes--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Colonies.<br/>United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.