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A method of finding the Altitude and Longitude of the nonagesimal Degree of the Ecliptic: with an Appendix, containing calculations from corresponding Astronomical Observations, for determining the difference of Meridians between Harvard-Hall, in the University of Cambridge, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Royal Observatories at Greenwich and Paris. In a Letter from the Rev. Joseph Willard, President of the University, and Corresponding Secretary of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, to the Hon. James Bowdoin, LLD., President of the Academy. 2. A Memoir on the Latitude of the University at Cambridge: with observations of the Variation and Dip of the Magnetic Needle, by Samuel Williams, F. A. A. Holles Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the University 62 3. A Table of the Equations to equal Altitudes, for the Latitude of the University of Cambridge, 42° 23′ 28′′ N., with an account of its Construction and Use, by the Rev. Joseph Willard, President of the University 70 4. Astronomical Observations made in the State of Massachusetts, by Professor Williams 81 5. Some Select Astronomical Observations made at Chelsea, lat. 42° 25′; and 26′′ in June, East of the University of Cambridge, by Rev. Phillips Paysen, F.A.A. 124 6. Observations of the Transit of Mercury over the Sun, November 12, 1782, at Ipswich, by Rev. Manasseh Cutler, F.A.A. 128 7. A Memoir containing Observations of a Solar Eclipse, October 27, 1780, made at Beverly; also of a Lunar Eclipse, March 29, 1782; of a Solar Eclipse, April 12, and of the Transit of Mercury over the Sun's Disc, November 12, the same year, made at the President's House in Cambridge, by Rev. Joseph Willard, President of the University 129 8. Observations of a Solar Eclipse, October 27, 1780, made at St. John's Island, by Messrs. Clarke and Wright, in a Letter from Mr. Joseph Peters to Caleb Gannett, A.M. Rec. Sec. Amer. Acad. 143 9. Observations of a Solar Eclipse, October 27, 1780, made at the University in Cambridge, communicated by Caleb Gannet, A.M., Rec. Sec. Amer. Acad. 146 10. An Observation of a Solar Eclipse, Oct. 27, 1780, at Providence, by J. Brown 149 11. Observations of the Solar Eclipse of the 27th of October, 1780, made at Newport, Rhode Island, by Mons. de Granchain; translated from the French, and communicated by the Rev. President Willard 151 12. An Account of the Observations made in Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, of the Eclipse of the Sun, which happened the 23rd day of April, 1781, by Benjamin West, Esq., F.A.A., communicated by the Rev. President Willard 156 13. Account of the Transit of Mercury, observed at Cambridge, November 12, 1782, by James Winthrop, Esq., F.A.A. 159 14. Observations of an Eclipse of the Moon, March 29, 1782, and of an Eclipse of the Sun, on the 12th of April following, at Ipswich, lat. 42° 38' 30', by the Rev. Manasseh Cutler, F.A.A. 162 15. On the Extraction of Roots, in a Letter to Mr. Caleb Gannett, Rec. Sec. F.A.A., by Benjamin West, Esq. F.A.A. 165 16. A new and concise Method of computing Interest at Six per Cent. per Annum, by Philomath 173 17. Several ways of determining what sum is to be insured on an Adventure, that the whole Interest may be covered, by Mercator 183 Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences-Continued. ARTICLE VOL. I. PART 2. 1. Observations upon an Hypothesis for solving the Phenomena of Light: with incidental Observations, tending to show the Heterogeneousness of Light, and of the Electric Fluid, by their Intermixture, or Union, with each other, by James Bowdoin, Esq. 187 2. Observations on Light, and the Waste of Matter in the Sun and fixed Stars, occasioned by the constant Efflux of Light from them with a Conjecture, proposed by way of query, and suggesting a mean, by which their several Systems might be preserved from the Disorder and final Ruin, to which they seem liable by that waste of Matter, and by the Law of Gravitation, by J. Bowdoin 195 3. Observations tending to prove, by Phænomena and Scripture, the Existence of an Orb, which surrounds the whole visible material system, and which may be necessary to preserve it from the ruin, to which, without such a counterbalance, it seems liable by that universal principle in matter, Gravitation, by J. Bowdoin. 208 4. An Account of a very uncommon Darkness in the States of New England, May 19, 1780, by Samuel Williams, A.M., Holles Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy in the University of Cambridge 234 5. An Account of the Effects of Lightning on two Houses, in the city of Philadelphia, in a Letter from the Hon. Arthur Lee, Esq., F.A.A, to the Hon. James Bowdoin, LL D. Prof. A.A. . 247 6. An Account of the Effects of Lightning on a large Rock in Gloucester, in a Letter from the Rev. Eli Forbes, to the Rev. Manasseh Cutler, F.A.A. 253 7. An Account of a very curious Appearance of the Electrical Fluid, produced by raising an Electrical Kite in the time of a Thunder-shower, in a Letter from Loammi Baldwin, Esq., F.A.A., to the Rev. Joseph Willard, President of the University of Cambridge, and V.-Pres. A.A. . 257 8. Observations and Conjectures on the Earthquakes of New England, by Professor Williams, F.A.A. 260 9. An Account of West River Mountain, and the Appearance of there having been a Volcano in it, in a letter from Daniel Jones, Esq., of Hindsdale, to the Rev. Joseph Willard, President of the University at Cambridge 312 10. An Account of Eruptions, and the present appearances, in West River Mountain, in a Letter from Mr. Caleb Alexander, of Northfield, to Mr. Caleb Gannett, Rec. Sec., A.A. 316 11. Observations made at Beverly, lat. 42° 36′ N., long. 70° 45′ W., to determine the Variation of the Magnetical Needle, by Rev. Joseph Willard, President of the University of Cambridge, V.-Pres. A.A. 318 322 12. Magnetical Observations made at Cambridge, by Stephen Sewall, F.A.A., Hancock Professor of the Oriental Languages in the University 13. An Historical Register of the Aurora Borealis, from August 8th, 1781, to August 19th, 1783, by Caleb Gannett, A.M., Rec. Sec. A.A. 327 14. A Comparative View of Thermometrical and Barometrical Observations at Cambridge, by Rev. Edward Wigglesworth, S. T. P. Holles, F.A.A.. 334 15. Meteorological Observations at Ipswich, in 1781, 1782, and 1783, lat. 42° 38′ 30′′ N., long. 70° 45′ W., by Rev. Manasseh Cutler, F.A.A. and M.S., and Member of the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia 336 16. An Account of several Strata of Earth and Shells on the Banks of York River, in Virginia; of a Subterraneous Passage, and the sudden Descent of a very large Current of Water from a Mountain near Carlisle; of a remarkably large Spring near Reading, in Pennsylvania; and also of several remarkable Springs in the States of Pennsylvania and Virginia, in a Letter from the Hon. Benjamin Lincoln, Esq., F.A.A., to the Rev. Joseph Willard, V.-Pres. A.A., and President of the University of Cambridge 372 17. An Account of large quantities of a Fossil Substance, containing Vitriol and Sulphur, found at Lebanon, in the State of New Hampshire, accompanying a Specimen, in a Letter from the Rev. Jeremy Belknap, F.A.A., and Member of the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia, to Samuel Williams, LL.D., F.A.A., and Holles Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy in the University at Cambridge 377 18. An Account of Yellow and Red Pigment, found at Norton, with the Process for preparing the Yellow for use; accompanied with Specimens, in a Letter from the Rev. Samuel Deane, F.A.A., to Mr. Caleb Gannett, Rec. Sec. A.A. . 378 19. An Account of an Oil-Stone found at Salisbury, in a Letter from the Rev. Samuel Webster, to Mr. Caleb Gannett, Rec. Sec. A.A. 380 20. Observations on the Culture of Smyrna Wheat, in a Letter from Benjamin Gale, F.A.A., Member of the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia, and Fellow of the Royal Society of London, to his Excellency James Bowdoin 381 Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences-Continued. 21. An Account of an Experiment for raising Indian Corn in poor Land, in a letter from Joseph Greenleaf, Esq., to the Rev. John Clark, F.A.A. 383 22. An Account of a singular Apple-Tree, producing fruit of opposite qualities : a part of the same apple being frequently sour, and the other sweet, in a letter from the Rev. Peter Whitney to the Rev. Joseph Willard, V.-Pres. A.A., and President of the University in Cambridge 386 23. A Letter from the Hon. Benjamin Lincoln, Esq., F.A.A., to the Hon. James Warren, Esq., F.A.A., relating to the ingrafting of Fruit-Trees, and the growth of Vegetables; enclosing the Observations of his Friend on the Growth of Trees downward, after the first year 388 24. An Account of some of the Vegetable Productions naturally growing in this part of America, botanically arranged, by the Rev. Manasseh Cutler, F.A.A. M.S., and Member of the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia 396 25. A Letter on the Retreat of House-Swallows in Winter, from the Hon. Samuel Dexter, Esq., to the Hon. James Bowdoin, Esq., Pres. A.A. 494 26. An Account of an Air-Pump on a new construction: with some Observations on the common Air-Pump, and Mr. Smeaton's Improvement, in a Letter from the Rev. John Prince to the Rev. Joseph Willard, President of the University of Cambridge 497 27. A description of a Pump-Engine, or an Apparatus to be added to the common Pump, to answer the purpose of a Fire-engine, invented by Mr. Benjamin Dearborn, extracted from his Letters to the Hon. James Bowdoin, Esq., President, communicated by the President 520 28. A Description of a Fire-Engine of a new construction, by the same, extracted from a Letter to the same 29. Observations upon the Art of making Steel, by the Rev. Daniel Little, F.A.A. 525 VOL. I. PART 3. 523 1. An Account of the Horn Distemper in Cattle, with Observations on that Disease, by the Hon. Cotton Tufts, M.D., F.A.A., and M.S., in a Letter to the Rev. Joseph Willard, Cor. Sec. A.A. 529 2. Case of a remarkably large Tumour, found in the cavity of the Abdomen, by Joshua Fisher, F.A.A. and M.S. 537 3. Remarks on the Effects of Stagnant Air, by Ebenezer Beardsley, Surgeon of the 22nd Regiment of the American Army, in the campaign of 1776 542 4. A remarkable case of Gun-shot wound, communicated in a Letter from Barnabas Binney, Hospital Physician and Surgeon in the American Army in 1782, to the Hon. Benjamin Lincoln, Esq., F.A.A. 544 5. A Bill of Mortality for the Town of Salem, for the years 1782 and 1783, by Edward Augustus Holyoke, M.D., F.A.A., and M.S., in a Letter to Mr. Caleb Gannett, Rec. Sec. F.A.A.. 546 6. A History of a large Tumour, in the region of the Abdomen, containing hair, by John Warren, Esq., F.A.A. and M.S., and Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in the University of Cambridge 551 7. Experiments on the Waters of Boston, by J. Feron, late Surgeon-Major of his Most Christian Majesty's Squadron, under M. de Ternay's command, in North America, and of His Majesty's Marine Hospitals at Boston and in Rhode Island, F.M.S. 556 8. Observations on the Longevity of the Inhabitants of Ipswich and Hingham, and Proposals for ascertaining the Value of Estates held for Life, and the Reversion of them, in a Letter from the Rev. Edward Wigglesworth, F.A.A., and Hollesian Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, to the Hon. James Bowdoin, Esq., Pres. A.A. VOL. II. PART 1. . 565 An Eulogy on the Hon. James Bowdoin, Esq., LL.D., late President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; who died at Boston, November 6, A. D. 1790. Delivered before the Society, January 26, 1791, by John Lowell, one of the Councillors of the Academy. 1. Geometrical Methods of finding any required series of Mean Proportionals between given extremes, by James Winthrop, Esq., F.A.A. 9 2. A Rule for trisecting Angles geometrically, by James Winthrop, Esq., F.A.A. 14 3. Rules for resolving two cases in Oblique Spherical Trigonometry, by William Croswell, A.M., Teacher of Navigation 18 4. Observations of an Annular Eclipse of the Sun at Cambridge, April 3, 1791, by Samuel Webber, A.M., F.A.A. Holles Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy in the University of Cambridge 20 5. Observations of the Transit of Mercury over the Sun's Disc, November 5, 1789, |