I. AN Account of the Language ofSigns, among certain North American Indians. By William Dunbar, Esq. of Natchez on the Mississippi; Member of the Society : communicated by Thomas Jefferson, President of the Society

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. ADVERTISEMENT VI
3. LIST OF THE OFFICERS OT THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, For the Tear 1804 VII
4. LIST OF THE MEMBERS or THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, Elected since April 1801 VIII
5. DONATIONS XI
6. LIST OF THE O F F I C E R S or THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, FOR THE YEAR 1809 XXIII
7. LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, ELECTED SINCE JANUARY, 1804 XXIV
8. CONDITIONS OF THE EXTRA MAGELLANIC-PREMIUM XXV
9. DONATIONS XXVII
10. CONTENTS XLV
11. PART I
12. I. AN Account of the Language ofSigns, among certain North American Indians. By William Dunbar, Esq. of Natchez on the Mississippi; Member of the Society : communicated by Thomas Jefferson, President of the Society 1
13. II. Meteorological Observations for one entire Year, ending the 3Ui of January 1800, made by William Dunbar, Esq. at the Forest, 4>i- miles East of the Mississippi, in Lat. 31° 28' N. and Long. 91° 30' W. of Greenwich; on an Eminence about 150 Feet above the Level of the highest Waters of the annual Inundation of the Mississippi 9
14. III. Description of a singular Phenomenon seen at Baton Rouge, by William Dunbar Esq. Communicated by the President of the Society 25
15. IV. A short and easy Rule for finding the Equation for the Change of Sun's Declination, when equal Altitudes are used to regulate a Clock or other Time-Keeper. By Andrew Ellicott, Esq. Communicated by the Author 26
16. V. Account of an extraordinary Flight of Meteors (commonly called shooting Stars). Communicated by Andrew Ellicott Esq. as extracted from his Journal, in a Voyage from New- Orleans to Philadelphi 28
17. VI. An improved Method of projecting and measuring plane Angles. By R. Patterson. Communicated by Andrew Ellicott Esq. 29
18. VII. Sur la Théorie des Vents. Par M. Dupont de Nemours 32
19. VIII. Extracts of a Letter from William Dunbar Esq. of the Natchez, to the President of the Society; relating to fossil Bones found, in Louisiana, and to Lunar Rainbows observed West of the Mississippi 40
20. IX. Meteorological Observations, made by William Dunbar Esq. at the Forest 4- Miles West of the Mississippi, in Lat. 31°. 28'. N. and Long. 91°. 30'. W. of Greenwich, for the Year 1800—with Remarks on the State of the Weather, Vegetation, SCc. calculated to give some Idea of the Climate of that Country 43
21. X. Abstract of a Communication from Mr. Martin Duralde, relative to fossil Bones 8Cc. found in the Country of Apelousas, West of the Mississippi—to William Dunbar Esq. of the Natchez, and by him transmitted to the Society 55
22. XI. Observations made on a Lunar Eclipse, at the Observatory in the City of Philadelphia, on the 21 st of Septemer 1801; by R. Patterson and A. Ellicott 59
23. XI. Observations made on <t Lunar Eclipse at the Observatory in the City of Philadelphia on the 21 st, of September 1801, by Mess. Patterson, and Ellicott 59
24. XIII. Astronomical Observations made at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, chiefly with a View to ascertain the Longitude of that Borough, and as a Test of the Accuracy with which the Longitude may be found by Lunar Observation; in a Letter from A. Ellicott to R. Patterson 61
25. XIV. Notices of the Natural History of the northerly Parts of Louisiana; in a Letter from Dr. John Watkins to Dr. Barton 69
26. XV. On two Species of Sphex, inhabiting Virginia and Pennsylvania, and probably extending through the United States. By Benjamin H. Latrobe 73
27. XVI. Memorandum of a new Vegetable Muscipula.. By Dr. Barton 79
28. XVII. On the Claying of Sugar—describing a new and economical Mode of conducting that Proccss; By Jonathan Williams Esq. 82
29. XVIII. An Account of some newly discovered Islands and Shoals in the Indian Seas. By Mr. Thomas, an Officer on board the American Ship Ganges 87
30. XIX. First Report of Benjamin II. Latrobe, to the American Philosophical Society, in Answer to the Enquiry, " whether any, and what Improvements have been made in the Construction of Steam-Engines, in America?" 89
31. XX. An Account of the Fusion of Strontites, and Volatiliza- ' tion of Platinum; and also of a new Arrangement of Apparatus. Communicated by Robert Hare, jun. a Member of the Society 99
32. XXI. An Account and Description of a Cock with two Perforations, contrived to obviate the Necessity of a Vent-Peg, in tapping air-tight Casks. By Robert Hare, jun. 105
33. XXII. Some Account of a new Species of North American Lizard., By Dr. Barton. 108
34. XXIII. Continuation of Astronomical Observations, made at Lancaster, Pennsylvania; in a Letter from A. ElUcott, Esq. to R. Patterson 113
35. XXIV. Observations and Experiments relating to equivocal, or spontaneous Generation. By J Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S. 119
36. XXV. Observations on the Discovery of Nitre in common Salt, which had been frequently mixed with Snow; in a Letter to Dr. Wis tar, from J. Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S. 129
37. XXVI. A Letter on the supposed Fortifications of the Western Country; from Bishop Madison of Virginia, to Dr. Barton 132
38. XXVII. Supplement to the Account of the Dipus Americanus, in the IV Vol. of the Transactions of the Socicty, No. XII. By Dr. Barton 143
39. XXVIII. Hints on the Etymology of certain English Words, and on their Affinity to Words in the Languages of different European, Asiatic, and American (Indian) Nations; in a Letter from Dr. Barton to Dr. Thomas Beddoes 145
40. XXIX. Astronomical Observations, made by Jose Joaquin de Ferrer, chiefly for the Purpose of determining the geographical Position of various Places in the United States, and other Parts of North America. Communicated by the Author. 158
41. XXX. Description <of the River Mississippi and its Delta, with that of the adjacent Parts of Louisiana; by William. Dunbar Esq. of the Natchez. Communicated by the Author, through the President cf the Society 165
42. XXXI. Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the Years 1801, 1802, and 1803, made at the Natchez; by William Dunbar Esq. 188
43. Proceedings of the Society on the death of their late eminent Associate, Joseph Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S. 190
44. Part II
45. XXXII. APPENDIX to Memoir No. XXX, of the 1st Part of this Volume, on the Mississippi.—By William Dunbar, of Natchez 191
46. XXXIII. Demonstration of a Geometrical Theorem ; by Joseph Clay Esq. of Philadelphia 201
47. XXXIV. An Account and Description of Capt. W. Mug ford? s Temporary Rudder, and for which the Extra Magellanic Premium was awarded 203
48. XXXV. Facts and Observations relative to the Beaver of North America ; by Mr. John Ileckewelder, in answer to queries proposed to him by Professor Barton 209
49. XXXVI. Memoir on the occupation of Aklebaran by the moon, on the 21 st of October, 1793 ; by Jose Joaquin de Ferrer 213
50. XXXVII. The Geographical position of sundry places in North America, and the W. Indies ; calculated by J. J. de Ferrer 221
51. XXXVIIT. Continuation of the Astronomical Observations, made at Lancaster, in Penn. by Mr. A. Eilicott 233
52. XXXIX. A Description of a cave on Crooked Creek, with remarks and observations, on nitre and gun-powder ; by Samuel Brown, M. D. of Lexington, Kentucky 235
53. XL. An Essay on the vermillion colour of the blood, and on the different colours of the metallic oxides, with an application of these principles to the arts; by S. F. Conover M. D. 247
54. XLI. Observations of the eclipse of the sun, June 16th 1806— made at Lancaster, by A. Eilicott, Esq. 255
55. XLII. Observations of the same ; triade at the forest near Natchez ; by William Dunbar Esq. 260
56. XLIII. Observations on the same eclipse, made at Kinderhook, in the state of N. York; by J. J. de Ferrer and J. Garnett 264
57. XLIV. Observations on the same, made at Bowdoin College, in the district of Maine; by a member of the society 275
58. XLV. On finding the longitude from the moon''s meridian- altitude by William Dunbar 277
59. XLVI. An account of the Freestone quarries on the Potomac and Rappahannoc rivers ; by B. H. Latrobe 283
60. XLVII. Farther observations on the eclipse of 16th June, 1806, a determination of the longitude qf Natchez and Arew- Orleans, also, an investigation of the semi-diameters of the sun and moon; by J. J. de Ferrer 293
61. XLVIII. Observations on the same eclipse; made by Simeon de Witt Esq. of Albany, State of New York 300
62. XLIX. Description and use of a new and simple Nautical Chart, for working the different problems in Navigation; for which, the Extra Magellanic Premium xvas awarded; by John Garnett Esq. of New-Brunswick, New-Jersey 303
63. L. Observations to serve for a mineralogical map of the State of Maryland; by S. Godon 319
64. LI. Memoir on the meteoric stones which fell from the atmosphere, in the state of Connecticut, on the 14th of December 1807 ; by Benjamin Silliman, professor of Chemistry in Yale College, and Mr. James L. Kingsley 323
65. LII. Observations on the comet which appeared in September 1807, in the island of Cuba ; made by J. J. de Ferrer 345
66. LIII. Notés, with corrections, to be applied to the geographical situations inserted from page 158 to page 164, in the first part of the present Volume of Transactions ; by J. J. de Ferrer 360
67. LIV. Observations on. the comet, 1807—8 ; by W. Dunbar 368
68. LV. Correspondence between Capt. William Jones of Philadelphia, and William Jones Esq. Civil Engineer of Calcutta, relative to the principles and practice of Building in India. 375
69. LVI. Observations on the foregoing correspondence ; by B. H. JLatrobe, Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the U. States 384
70. LVII. A general method offinding the roots of numeral equations to any degree of exactness, with the application of logarithms to shorten the operation ; by J. Garnett Esq. 391
71. LVIII. On the best angles for the sails of a Wind-mill ; by John Garnett Esq. 394
72. LIX. Extract of a letter from a member of the Society, relative to the great cold in Hallowell, Massachusets, in 1807 401
73. LX. Statement of deaths and diseases in the City and. Liberties of Philadelphia for 1807, 1808.—Communicated by the Board tof Health 403
74. LXI. An account of Experiments made on Palladium, found combined -with pure gold; by Joseph Cloud, an officer of the Mint of the U. States 407
75. LXII. Observations on the Geology of the U. States, explanatory of a Geological Map ; by W. Maclure 411
76. LXIII. Astronomical Observations made at the Havanna, 1809 ; by J. J. de Ferrer 428
77. Notice of a new machine for steering vessels 428
78. GENERAL INDEX 433