* Compendium of Astronomy (1841)
* Letters on Astronomy, Addressed to a Lady (1841)
* Life and Writings of Ebenezer Porter Mason (New York, 1842)
* Rudiments of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy (Cincinnati, 1844)

Olmsted wrote some biographical sketches, one of which became among the most influential writings on Eli Whitney. The Memoir of Eli Whitney, Esq. was first published in