Transactions of The American Philosophical Society, Vol. 15, Part 3: APTAPSP-B, Vol. 15, Part 3

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Transactions of The American Philosophical Society, Vol. 15, Part 3

APTAPSP-B, Vol. 15, Part 3

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF THE SOCIETY RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR 1837. Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
OBITUARY NOTICE Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
ARTICLE I. On the Diurnal Variation of the Horizontal Needle. By Alexander Dallas Bache, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
ARTICLE II. Observations on tht Naiades; and Descriptions of New Species of that, and other Families. By Isaac Lea. Read before the American Philosophical Society March 16, 1832. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
ARTICLE III. On the Visceral Anatomy of the Python (Cuvier), described by Daudin as the Boa Reticulata. By J. P. Hopkinson, M.D. and J. Pancoast, M.D. Read before the American Philosophical Society November 2, 1832. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	117
ARTICLE IV. On the Longitude of the Hall of the American Philosophical Society, deduced from an Occultation of Aldebaran observed by S. C. Walker January 5th 1830. Read before the American Philosophical Society October 18th 1833. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
ARTICLE V. On the Crystals developed in Vermiculite by Heat. By Andres Del Rio, Professor of Mineralogy in the Mexican School of Mines. Read before the American Philosophical Society November 1st, 1833. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
ARTICLE VI. Collections towards a Flora of the Territory of Arkansas. By Thomas Nuttall. Read before the American Philosophical Society April 4, 1834. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	135
ARTICLE VII. A Remarkable Arrangement of Numbers, constituting a Magic Cyclovolute. By E. Nulty, Philadelphia. Read before the American Philosophical Society, June 9,1th, 1834. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	201
ARTICLE VIII. Observations to determine the Magnetic Dip at Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, West Point, Providence, Springfield and Albany. By A. D. Bache, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, and Edward H. Courtenay,* Professor of Mathematics, m the University of Pennsylvania. Read November 7th, 1834. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
ARTICLE IX. Contributions to Electricity and Magnetism. By Joseph Henry, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the College of New Jersey, Princeton, late of the Albany Academy. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
ARTICLE X. Contributions to Electricity and Magnetism. By Joseph Henry, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the College of New Jersey, Princeton, late of the Albany Academy. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	215
ARTICLE XI. Collection of Observations on the Solar Eclipse of November 30th, 1834, made at Philadelphia, Haverford, West-Hills, Baltimore, the University of Virginia, Norfolk, Cincinnati and Nashville. Reported March 6th, 1835. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225
ARTICLE XII. De Lingua Othomitorum Dissertatio; Auctore Emmanuele Naxera, Mexicano, Academise, Litterarise Zacateccirum Socio. Communicated to the American Philosophical Society, 6th March 1835. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	241
ARTICLE XIII. Practical Rule for Calculating, from the Elements in the Nautical Almanac, the Circumstances of an Eclipse of the Sun, for a Particular Place. By John Gummere, Teacher of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics in the Friends' School at Haverford, Pennsylvania. Mead March 6th, 1S35. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	289
ARTICLE XIV. Contributions to the Geology of the Tertiary Formations of Virginia. By William B. Rogers, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Virginia, and Henry D. Rogers, Professor of Geology in the University of Pennsylvania. Read May 5th, 1835. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	311
ARTICLE XV. On the Difference of Longitude of several places in the United States, as determined by observations of the Solar Eclipse of November 30th, 1834. By Edward H. Courtenay, Professor of Mathematics in the University of Pennsylvania. Read October 16th, 1835. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	335
ARTICLE XVI. Observations on Sulphurous Ether, and Sulphate of Etherine (the true Sulphurous Ether). By R. Hare, M. D., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	339
ARTICLE XVII. Of the Reaction of the Essential Oils with Sulphurous Acid, as evolved in union with Ether in the process of Etherification, or otherwise. By R. Hare, M. D., fyc., fyc., fyc. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	347
ARTICLE XVIII. Of Sassarubrin, a Resin evolved by Sulphuric Acid from Oil of Sassafras, which is remarkable for its efficacy in Reddening that Acid in its concentrated state. By R. Hare, M. D., 4*c., fyc., fyc Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	353
ARTICLE XIX . Process for Nitric Ether, or Sweet Spirits of Nitre, by means of an approved Apparatus. By R. Hare, M. D., fyc., fyc., fyc. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	355
ARTICLE XX. Description of an Electrical Machine, with a Plate four feet in diameter, so constructed as to be above the Operator: also of a Battery Discharger employed therewith: and some Observations on the Causes of the Diversity in the Length of the Sparks erroneously distinguished by the terms Positive and Negative. By R. Hare, M. D., fyc., Sec., Sfc. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	359
ARTICLE XXI. On the Causes of the Tornado, or Water Spout. By R. Hare, M. DSfc., Sfc., Sfc. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	369
ARTICLE XXII. Description of an Mr Pump of a new construction, which acts either as an Air Pump, or a Condenser, or as both ; enabling the operator to exhaust, to condense, to transfer a Gas from one cavity to another, or to pass it through a Liquid. By R. Hare, M. D., 4'c., fyc., fyc. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	379
ARTICLE XXIII. Of an Improved Barometer Gage Eudiometer. By R. Hare, M. D., fyc., fyc., Sfc. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	387
ARTICLE XXIV. On the Cause of the Collapse of a Reservoir while apparently subjected within to great Pressure from a Head of Water. By R. Hare, M. D., fyc., fyc., Sfc. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	393
ARTICLE XXV. Sundry Improvements in Apparatus, or Manipulation. By R. Hare, M. D., Sfc., Sfc.j S Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	397
ARTICLE XXVI. Notes and Diagrams, illustrative of the Directions of the Forces acting at and near the surface of the Earth, in different parts of the Brunswick Tornado of June 19 th 1835. By A. D. Bache, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania ; one of the Secretaries of the American Philosophical Society. Read April Zd 1836. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	407
ARTICLE XXVII. Deductions from Observations made, and Facts collected on the path of the Brunswick Spout of June 19/A, 183 5. By James P. Espy, Member of the American Philosophical Society. Bead April 15th, 1836 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	419
A R T I C L E XXVIII. On the Relative Horizontal Intensities of Terrestrial Magnetism at several Places in the United States, with the Investigation of Corrections for Temperature, and Comparisons of the Methods of Oscillation in Full and in Rarefied Air. By A. D. Baehe, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, and Edward H. Courtenay, Professor of Mathematics, in the University of Pennsylvania. Read May 6/A, 1836. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	425
DONATIONS Received by the American Philosophical Society, since the Publication of Vol. IV.—New Series. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	457

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