American Philosophical Society:Early Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society from 1744 to 1838
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RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 266 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.6in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… Meer...
RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 266 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.6in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: . . . Dickerson. ) Donations: Fourniers Man. typographique, 2 Vols. , 12, 1764; Arejulos Fiebre amarilla, 1807; Maskelynes Logarithms, fol. 1792; Instructions, Arnolds chronometers; Liddels Seamens Vade Mecum, 1794; De Tussacs Flora Antillarum, I; fol. , Paris, 1808. Steering apparatus: Nauticus; Report of Board of Officers considered and adopted; 20 or a gold medal awarded to James Humphries, Jr. , of the county of Philadelphia. Election of eight new members: Silvain Godon, of Philadelphia; G. W. Featherstonhaugh, of New York; Rev. G. B. Warden, of New York; Dr. R. M. Patterson, of Philadelphia; Thomas Moore, of Maryland; Hon. James Winthrop, of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Nat. Bowditch, of Salem, Massachusetts; Jean Andre Michaux, of Paris. Taylors Log. Tables lent to Mr. Garnet till called for. 1809. May 5. (Patterson; Collins, Godon, Nichols, Dickerson, J. B. Smith, J. R. Smith, Vaughan, Hare; Wistar, Fothergill, Dr. Patterson, Collin, Chapman. ) Three dilatory committees ordered to report. Donations: Drayton on Inversion of the Uterus, 1809; Rush on the Omentum. On the substances which constitute the mineral Soil of the environs of Boston, by Godon; a memoir which he had recently presented to the Academy of Boston. Thanks ordered. Meteorological Register kept at the Cape of Good Hope, by J. Emslie, Jr. ; referred to J. B. Smith, Vaughan and Wistar. 1809. May 19. (Patterson; Cloud, J. B. Smith, Vaughan, Fothergill, Dr. Patterson, Chapman. ) The three Committees not reporting, the Librarian to acquaint them that the Society was highly dissatisfied at their inattention and commanded them to report at the next meeting. Royal Library, Milan, solicited exchanges; letter referred to Vaughan and Patterson. Government paying. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<