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From the first publications of the Transaction of the American Philosophical society, Old Series, Vol. 1-6, 1769-1809

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LIST OF THE OFFICERS OT THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, For the Tear 1804
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LIST OF THE MEMBERS or THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, Elected since April 1801
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LIST OF THE O F F I C E R S or THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, FOR THE YEAR 1809
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LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, ELECTED SINCE JANUARY, 1804
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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
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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
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III. Description of a singular Phenomenon seen at Baton Rouge, by William Dunbar Esq. Communicated by the President of the Society
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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
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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
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VI. An improved Method of projecting and measuring plane Angles. By R. Patterson. Communicated by Andrew Ellicott Esq.
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VII. Sur la Théorie des Vents. Par M. Dupont de Nemours
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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XIV. Notices of the Natural History of the northerly Parts of Louisiana; in a Letter from Dr. John Watkins to Dr. Barton
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XV. On two Species of Sphex, inhabiting Virginia and Pennsylvania, and probably extending through the United States. By Benjamin H. Latrobe
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XVI. Memorandum of a new Vegetable Muscipula.. By Dr. Barton
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XVII. On the Claying of Sugar—describing a new and economical Mode of conducting that Proccss; By Jonathan Williams Esq.
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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
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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?"
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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
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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.
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XXII. Some Account of a new Species of North American Lizard., By Dr. Barton.
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XXIII. Continuation of Astronomical Observations, made at Lancaster, Pennsylvania; in a Letter from A. ElUcott, Esq. to R. Patterson
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XXIV. Observations and Experiments relating to equivocal, or spontaneous Generation. By J Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S.
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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.
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XXVI. A Letter on the supposed Fortifications of the Western Country; from Bishop Madison of Virginia, to Dr. Barton
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XXVII. Supplement to the Account of the Dipus Americanus, in the IV Vol. of the Transactions of the Socicty, No. XII. By Dr. Barton
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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
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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.
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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
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XXXI. Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the Years 1801, 1802, and 1803, made at the Natchez; by William Dunbar Esq.
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Proceedings of the Society on the death of their late eminent Associate, Joseph Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S.
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XXXII. APPENDIX to Memoir No. XXX, of the 1st Part of this Volume, on the Mississippi.—By William Dunbar, of Natchez
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XXXIII. Demonstration of a Geometrical Theorem ; by Joseph Clay Esq. of Philadelphia
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XXXIV. An Account and Description of Capt. W. Mug ford? s Temporary Rudder, and for which the Extra Magellanic Premium was awarded
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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
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XXXVI. Memoir on the occupation of Aklebaran by the moon, on the 21 st of October, 1793 ; by Jose Joaquin de Ferrer
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XXXVII. The Geographical position of sundry places in North America, and the W. Indies ; calculated by J. J. de Ferrer
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XXXVIIT. Continuation of the Astronomical Observations, made at Lancaster, in Penn. by Mr. A. Eilicott
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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
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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.
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XLI. Observations of the eclipse of the sun, June 16th 1806— made at Lancaster, by A. Eilicott, Esq.
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XLII. Observations of the same ; triade at the forest near Natchez ; by William Dunbar Esq.
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XLIII. Observations on the same eclipse, made at Kinderhook, in the state of N. York; by J. J. de Ferrer and J. Garnett
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XLIV. Observations on the same, made at Bowdoin College, in the district of Maine; by a member of the society
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XLV. On finding the longitude from the moon''s meridian- altitude by William Dunbar
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XLVI. An account of the Freestone quarries on the Potomac and Rappahannoc rivers ; by B. H. Latrobe
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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
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XLVIII. Observations on the same eclipse; made by Simeon de Witt Esq. of Albany, State of New York
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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
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L. Observations to serve for a mineralogical map of the State of Maryland; by S. Godon
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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
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LII. Observations on the comet which appeared in September 1807, in the island of Cuba ; made by J. J. de Ferrer
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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
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LIV. Observations on. the comet, 1807—8 ; by W. Dunbar
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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.
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LVI. Observations on the foregoing correspondence ; by B. H. JLatrobe, Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the U. States
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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.
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LVIII. On the best angles for the sails of a Wind-mill ; by John Garnett Esq.
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LIX. Extract of a letter from a member of the Society, relative to the great cold in Hallowell, Massachusets, in 1807
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LX. Statement of deaths and diseases in the City and. Liberties of Philadelphia for 1807, 1808.—Communicated by the Board tof Health
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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
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LXII. Observations on the Geology of the U. States, explanatory of a Geological Map ; by W. Maclure
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LXIII. Astronomical Observations made at the Havanna, 1809 ; by J. J. de Ferrer
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Notice of a new machine for steering vessels
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LIST OF THE OFFICERS OT THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, For the Tear 1804

LIST OF THE MEMBERS or THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, Elected since April 1801

DONATIONS

LIST OF THE O F F I C E R S or THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, FOR THE YEAR 1809

LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, ELECTED SINCE JANUARY, 1804

CONDITIONS OF THE EXTRA MAGELLANIC-PREMIUM

DONATIONS

CONTENTS

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

III. Description of a singular Phenomenon seen at Baton Rouge, by William Dunbar Esq. Communicated by the President of the Society

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

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

VI. An improved Method of projecting and measuring plane Angles. By R. Patterson. Communicated by Andrew Ellicott Esq.

VII. Sur la Théorie des Vents. Par M. Dupont de Nemours

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

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

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

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

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

XIV. Notices of the Natural History of the northerly Parts of Louisiana; in a Letter from Dr. John Watkins to Dr. Barton

XV. On two Species of Sphex, inhabiting Virginia and Pennsylvania, and probably extending through the United States. By Benjamin H. Latrobe

XVI. Memorandum of a new Vegetable Muscipula.. By Dr. Barton

XVII. On the Claying of Sugar—describing a new and economical Mode of conducting that Proccss; By Jonathan Williams Esq.

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

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?"

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

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.

XXII. Some Account of a new Species of North American Lizard., By Dr. Barton.

XXIII. Continuation of Astronomical Observations, made at Lancaster, Pennsylvania; in a Letter from A. ElUcott, Esq. to R. Patterson

XXIV. Observations and Experiments relating to equivocal, or spontaneous Generation. By J Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S.

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.

XXVI. A Letter on the supposed Fortifications of the Western Country; from Bishop Madison of Virginia, to Dr. Barton

XXVII. Supplement to the Account of the Dipus Americanus, in the IV Vol. of the Transactions of the Socicty, No. XII. By Dr. Barton

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

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.

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

XXXI. Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the Years 1801, 1802, and 1803, made at the Natchez; by William Dunbar Esq.

Proceedings of the Society on the death of their late eminent Associate, Joseph Priestley, L. L. D. F. R. S.

XXXII. APPENDIX to Memoir No. XXX, of the 1st Part of this Volume, on the Mississippi.—By William Dunbar, of Natchez

XXXIII. Demonstration of a Geometrical Theorem ; by Joseph Clay Esq. of Philadelphia

XXXIV. An Account and Description of Capt. W. Mug ford? s Temporary Rudder, and for which the Extra Magellanic Premium was awarded

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

XXXVI. Memoir on the occupation of Aklebaran by the moon, on the 21 st of October, 1793 ; by Jose Joaquin de Ferrer

XXXVII. The Geographical position of sundry places in North America, and the W. Indies ; calculated by J. J. de Ferrer

XXXVIIT. Continuation of the Astronomical Observations, made at Lancaster, in Penn. by Mr. A. Eilicott

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

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.

XLI. Observations of the eclipse of the sun, June 16th 1806— made at Lancaster, by A. Eilicott, Esq.

XLII. Observations of the same ; triade at the forest near Natchez ; by William Dunbar Esq.

XLIII. Observations on the same eclipse, made at Kinderhook, in the state of N. York; by J. J. de Ferrer and J. Garnett

XLIV. Observations on the same, made at Bowdoin College, in the district of Maine; by a member of the society

XLV. On finding the longitude from the moon''s meridian- altitude by William Dunbar

XLVI. An account of the Freestone quarries on the Potomac and Rappahannoc rivers ; by B. H. Latrobe

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

XLVIII. Observations on the same eclipse; made by Simeon de Witt Esq. of Albany, State of New York

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

L. Observations to serve for a mineralogical map of the State of Maryland; by S. Godon

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

LII. Observations on the comet which appeared in September 1807, in the island of Cuba ; made by J. J. de Ferrer

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

LIV. Observations on. the comet, 1807—8 ; by W. Dunbar

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.

LVI. Observations on the foregoing correspondence ; by B. H. JLatrobe, Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the U. States

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.

LVIII. On the best angles for the sails of a Wind-mill ; by John Garnett Esq.

LIX. Extract of a letter from a member of the Society, relative to the great cold in Hallowell, Massachusets, in 1807

LX. Statement of deaths and diseases in the City and. Liberties of Philadelphia for 1807, 1808.—Communicated by the Board tof Health

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

LXII. Observations on the Geology of the U. States, explanatory of a Geological Map ; by W. Maclure

LXIII. Astronomical Observations made at the Havanna, 1809 ; by J. J. de Ferrer

Notice of a new machine for steering vessels

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