OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. EXTRACT V
3. OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY VII
4. LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY VIII
5. OBITUARY NOTICE X
6. CONTENTS XI
7. ARTICLE I. Observations to determine the Magnetic Dip at various places in Ohio and Michigan 1
8. ARTICLE II. I. Letter from the Rev. Charles Gutzlaff to John Vaughan, Esq., on the Chinese System of Writing 7
9. ARTICLE III On the Extrication of the Alkalisiable Metals, Barium, Strontium, and Calcium 31
10. ARTICLE IV. Astronomical Observations made at Hudson Observatory, Latitude 41 14' 37' North, and Longitude 5 h. 25 m. 42 s. West; with some Account of the Building and Instruments 43
11. ARTICLE V. Description of an Apparatus for Deflagrating Carburets, Phosphurets, or Cyanides, in Vacuo or in an Atmosphere of Hydrogen, with an account of some Results obtained by these and by other means; especially the Isolation of Calcium 53
12. ARTICLE VI. Upon a new Compound of the Deuto- Chloride of Platinum, Nitric Oxide, and Chloro-hydric Acid 59
13. ARTICLE VII. On the Longitude of Several Places in the United States, as deduced from the Observations of the Solar Eclipse of September 18th, 1838 67
14. ARTICLE VIII. On the Patella Amcena of Say 73
15. ARTICLE IX. Observations of the Magnetic Intensity at twenty-one Stations in Europe 75
16. ARTICLE X. Additional Observations of the Magnetic Dip in the United States 101
17. ARTICLE XI. On a new Principle in regard to the Power of Fluids in Motion to produce Rupture of the Vessels which contain them; and on the Distinction between accumulative and instantaneous Pressure 113
18. ARTICLE XII. On the Storm which was experienced throughout the United States about the 20th of December, 1836 125
19. ARTICLE XIII. Observations on Nebula, with a Fourteen Feet Reflector, made by H. L. Smith and E. P. Mason, during the year 1839 165
20. ARTICLE XIV. Engraving and Description of an Apparatus, and Process, for the rapid Congelation of Water, by the explosive Evolution of Ethereal Vapour, consequent to the combined influence of Rarefaction and the absorbing Power of Sulphuric Acid 215
21. ARTICLE XV. On the Insufficiency of Taylor's Theorem as commonly investigated; with Objections to the Demonstrations of Poisson and Cauchy, and the assumed Generalization of Mr. Peacock; to which are added a new Investigation and Remarks on the Development and Continuity of Functions 217
22. ARTICLE XVI. Notice of the Oolitic Formation in America, with Descriptions of some of its Organic Remains 251
23. ARTICLE XVII. Observations to determine the horizontal Magnetic Intensity and Dip at Louisville, Kentucky, and at Cincinnati, Ohio 261
24. ARTICLE XVIII. Observations upon the Meteors of August 265
25. ARTICLE XIX. On the Change effected in the Nitrates of Potash and Soda by the limited Application of Heat, with the View of obtaining pure Oxygen, by which they are only partially convertible into Hypo-nitrites: also on a Liquid and a gaseous ethereal Compound, resulting from the reaction of nascent hypo-nitrous Acid with the Elements of Alcohol 277
26. ARTICLE XX. Descriptions of new Species and Genera of Plants in the natural Order of the COMPOSITE, collected in a Tour across the Continent to the Pacific, a Residence in Oregon, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands and Upper California, during the Years 1834 and 1835 283
27. ARTICLE XXI. Description of Nineteen new Species of Colimacea 455
28. DONATIONS. Received by the American Philosophical Society, since the Publication of Vol. V.— New Series 467
29. Figures 503