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This collection consists of three volumes containing astronomical and meteorological observations made in Goliad, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico, from 1832-1835.

This collection consists of three volumes containing astronomical and meteorological observations made in Goliad, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico, from 1832 to 1835.

The first two volumes, individually labeled "A" and "B," are titled Observaciones Astronomicas por Berlandier y Chovell. Jean Luis Berlandier and Rafael Chovell recorded astronomical observations made between 1832 and 1835. They entered data on a near-daily basis, with occasional gaps, and included positions of various astronomical bodies and points of interest. The observations, made with a chronometer and sextant, included latitude and longitude readings.

• December 11, 1832-February 21, 1833
• May 22, 1833-July 9, 1833
• May 9, 1834-October 10, 1834

• October 14, 1834-December 31, 1834
• January 15, 1835-May 30, 1835
• September 27, 1835-November 6, 1835

The third volume is titled Meteorologie Observations faites a Goliad i devant Bakia del Espiritu, Santo Texas. It is a record of meteorological observations made by the pair at Santo, Texas, between December 1, 1832, and December 31, 1833. Entries included information about wind direction and observations about the sky.

Pennsylvania resident Jacob Frantz compiled this volume of daily meteorological readings and related information between 1835 and 1855. An introduction also discusses weather patterns prior to the volume's commencement, as well as three major floods of Pequea Creek in Pennsylvania.

This 243-page volume, entitled "Range of Thermometer from 1835 to 1855," contains 241 pages of daily and monthly meteorological observations compiled by Pennsylvania resident Jacob Frantz between February 1, 1835, and February 28, 1855, as well as 2 additional pages of notes. The first two pages note the occurrence of floods in Pequea, Pennsylvania, on July 20, 1818, February 21, 1822, and January 26, 1839; general remarks on the weather during the winter of 1831; a brief record of a watch Frantz purchased from a man from Philadelphia in 1855; and Frantz's comments on the weather of May 12, 1834, and January 1835. The remaining 241 pages contain charts of daily meteorological observations. Each page covers an entire month of general observations on the weather in the morning and evening (February 1835-June 1835) or at noon (July 1835-February 1855), as well as high and low temperatures for each day and monthly averages. Frantz also recorded the phases of the moon after March 1835. For each month, Frantz composed a brief summary of the weather and its effect on local crops, most frequently flour, wheat, corn, oats, and clover seed. After July 1841, he often documented the prices of some of these goods as well.