A Notice Of The Origin, Progress, And Present Condition Of The Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia is a historical book written by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, first published in 1852. The book provides a detailed account of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, which was founded in 1812, and its development over the years. Ruschenberger, who was a surgeon in the United States Navy and a member of the Academy, describes...