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Volume InformationSource: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 14, No. 95 (Jun. - Dec., 1875),pp. 675-684Published by: American Philosophical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/981934 .
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Members Elected. ? Members who have accepted by letter. f Members who have taken their seats.
?Agassiz, A. 437 ?Allison, J. 437 Armstrong, G. 180 ?Blazius, W. 645 Brown, J. C. 18
t ?Camac, W. 18 ?Campbell, J. L. 639 *Carll, J. F. 645 Chandler, C. F. 437 Chapman, H. 437
?Clarke, J. F. 185 ?Drown, T. W. 639 ?Frank, L. G. 437 ?Hagert, H. S. 437 ?Hall, CE. 645 ?Hirnes, C. F. 186 ?Ingham, W.A. 437 fKenderdine, R. S. 186 *Kirtland, J. P. 422 *Kolbe,H. 8 *K?nig, G. A. 186 *Langley, S. P. 437 ?Lapham, LA. 8 *Lockyer, J. N._ 18 Maxwell, G. C. 645
* Young, C. A.
*McArthur, J. 437 *Moore, G. E. 645 fPearse, J. P. 422 fPenington, E. 437 *Platt, F. 180 *Prime, F., Jr. 437 Proctor, R. A. 18 *Pumpelly, R. 18 *Rawson, R. W. 185 ?Raymond, R. W. 437 *Sadtler,S.P. 186 *Selwyn, A. R. C. 186 *Sheppard, F. 645 Sherwood, A. 645 *Smith,St. 645 Tatham, W. P. 437 fThayer, R., Jr. 645 -{?Thompson, R. E. 18 ?f-Thomson, Fr. 18 Viollet-le-Duc. 437
*VonHauer, Fr. 185 *Wahl, W. H. 8 t*Wilson, J. M. 8 *Woodward, H. 180 fWootten, J. E. 8
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? f ember who has Declined. Browne, J. C. 176
Member Resigned. Smith, L. ?. 421
A. P. S.?VOL. XIV. 4l
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Agassiz, Louis. 6 Beaumont, Elie de. 184 Binney,?. 639 Brown, ?. ?. 433 Condie, D. F. 434 Emerson, G. 180 Goddard. K. 646 Gummere, S. .T. 187 Harrison, Jos. 15 Henderson, ?. A. 435 Kiernan, F. 423 Lapham, LA. 643 Logan, W. E. 638
-r?e/e. Lyell, C. 428 Naumann, C. F. 2 Norris, G.W. 429 Phillips, J. 175 Proctor, Wm. 10 Quetelet, M. C.13,174 Read, .T. M. 190 Shurtleff, Nat. 423 Sumner, Charles. 13 Towne, J. H. 435 Trego, ?. ?. 188 Whitman, W. E. 639 Wyman, Jef.. 183
Obituary Notices Read.
Price, E. K. ; Obituary Notice of John Meredith Read.271-283 Roberts, S. W. ; " " C. B. Trego..356-358 Sellers, Coleman ; " ** Joseph Harrison.347-356
Photographs of Members Received.
Alexander, St. 183 Birch, Mr. 640 Green, ?. 187 Jarvis, E. 8 Meehan, ?. 183
Peter, R. 423 Rogers, F. 177 Sadtler, S. ?. 432 Sumner, C. 177 Thomson, R. 432
Stated Meetings.
January2 1874, to April 17,1874. 1 May 1,1874, to December 18,1874. 174 January 1,1875, to May 21, 1875. 418 June 18,1875, to December 17,1875. 635
Annual Elections.
January 2, 1874 ; January 1,1875.4, 420 Treasurer pro tern, elected. 180 Librarian elected. 7, 422
Corresponden ce.
Academy of Sciences, Chicago. . 435 Agassiz, Alex. 182 Beck, G. 15 Blasius, W. 174 Boston Athenaeum. 421 Channing, W. F. 175 Commissioners at Breslau, on J. R. Meyer's Doctrine of Heat. 15 Congr?s Internationale des Am?ricani3tes. 421 Da Costa, Dr. 179 Department of the Interior, U. S. 435 Dexter's Bust of Agassiz. 1 Everson, E. W. 15 Fairman, Mr. 174 Flagg, W.C. 187 Guizot, M. F. P. G. 186
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Page. Herschel, Cap. J?. 1 Holden, W.?. 432 Holland Society of Sciences, Haarlem.. 190 Indian Sculpture. 13 Kirtland, J.P. 184 K. K. Geol. Reich, Vienna.1,421 Krauss, Fr. 183 Langley, S. ?. 428 Leed's Philosophical and Literary Society. 185 Leorgre, ?. 17S Linnean Society of Normandy. 427 Linnean Society of Lyons. 421 London Horticultural Society. 421 Naumann, Dr. Ernst. 1 New Jersey Natural History Society. 432 Noury, Ronci?re de. 299 Ohio State Librarian. 183 Patterson, R. 174, 646, 49, 50 Putnam & Sons (Amherst College). 419 Rantoul Literary Society. 183 Renard, M. 646 Royal Prussian Academy. ..... 439 Royal Belgian Academy (Quetelet's Monument). 421 Royal Geographical Society, London. 419 Silesian Society at Breslau. 13 Society of Biblical Archaeology at London. 641 Soci?t? de Science Naturelle de Strasbourg. 178 summers, S. V. 15 Travers, G. 182 Tr?bner & Co. 439 Waldheim, Fischer de (Semicentennary). 637 Whittaker, W.,.,. 427 Williamson, R. S. 427
Business of the Society. Building Fund Trustees' Report. 425 Hall Telegraph ordered. 432 Hall Repairs.426, 637 Hall Furniture. 428 Hall Tenancy by the City. . 428 Michaux, Committee of Botanists. 192, 299 Michaux Grove ( E. K. Price). 183
Appropriation. 192 J. C. Cresson. 300 Interest. 10,176, 190, 439, 640,648 Legacy Report.._ 425
Peale Collection. 646, 649, 650 Franklin's Portrait. 192, 433 Photograph Album Ordered. 433 Proceedings, Not to be sold. 184
Edition to be 1250. 649
New Correspondents Placed on the List. Royal Asiatic Society of Japan. 17 Society of Sciences at Cherbourg.. 5 Geological Magazine, London. 428
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Allen, Db. Page. Life Forms in Art..11,15,175,177,179
Cope, E. D. Supplement to the Extinct Batrachia and Reptilia of North America. 9
Written Communications in the Proceedings.
Barker, Gr. F. New Vertical Lantern Galvanometer, with Cuts.440,445
Blasius, W. On the connection of Meteorology and Health.667-671
Blodget, L. Downward Atmospheric Circulation as one Cause of Extreme Cold.150,153
Brinton, D, G. Dr. Valentini's Theory of the Mexican Calendar Stone.663-665
Bbitton, ?. Analysis of Rocky Mountain Coals. 350, 361
Channing, W. F. Meteorological Peculiarities of New England. 154
Chase, P. E. Origin of the Attractive Force...'.111-113 Cosmical Thermodynamics.141-147 Saving Fund Life Insurance. 148,149 Cosmical Evolution. ? 159-161 Jupiter-Cyclical Rainfall.193-195 Cyclial Rainfall at Barbadoes.195-216 On Gravitating Waves. 344-346 Lunar Monthly Rainfall in the United States.416-418 On the Yearly Rainfall in the United States.613, 614 The Beginnings of Development. 622-631 Further Relations of Magnetic Gravitating and Luminous Forces. 607-612 Further Dynamic Co-ordinations.651-658
Cope, E. D. Abstract of Remarks, January 16,1874. 110 On the Plagopterinae and the Ichthyology of Utah. 129-139 On the Zoology of a Temporary Pool on the Plains of Colorado.139.140 Synopsis of the Vertebrata of the Miocene of New Jersey.361-364 On the Remains of Population on the Eocene Plateau of Northwest New
Mexico.365,482
Cresson, CM. Results of an Examination of an Exploded Locomotive. 264-271 Analysis of Rocky Mountain Coals.358-361 On the Effect of Magnetic and Galvanic Forces upon the Strength of Iron
and Steel.603-606
Davidson. On the Transit of Venus at Nagasaki.423-426
Delmar, Alex. On the Resources, Productions, and Social Condition of Egypt.232-255 On the Resources, &c, of Spain.301-344
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Frazer, P., Jr. Page. On the Color of the Moon. 155 On the Exfoliation of Rocks near Gettysburg..295-297 On the Limonites of York County.,. 364-370 On the Traps of York County.402-414 Description of Microscopic Sections of Trap, &c. with plates.430-431
Fulton, J. On the Somerset County Coal Beds in Pennsylvania.157-158
Gabb, W. M. On the Indian Tribes and Languages of Costa Rica. 483-602
Genth, F. A. Investigation of Iron Ores and Limestones from Ore Banks on Spruce
Creek, &c. 84-99 Reply to Dr. T. Sterry Hunt. 216 On American Tellurium and Bismuth Minerals.. 223-231
Grote, A. R. List of North American Platypterices, &e. 256-264
Hall, C. E. On Glacial Deposits at West Philadelphia. 633-634
Hoffman, W. J. On Cremation among the Pah-Ute Digger Indians.297-298, 414-416
Houston, E. J. On a Supposed Allotropie Modification of Phosphorus.108-110
K?nig, G. ?. On an Improvement of the Burette Valve, with cuts. 218-223
Lesley, J. P. On the Geology of the Brown Hematite Ore Banks of Spruce Creek, War-
rior's Mark Run, &c, with 44 woodcuts and a map. 19-83
Marsh, ?. Y. On the Latent Heat of Expansion in Connection with the Luminosity of
Meteors.?.114-129 OUTERBRIDGE, A. E., Jr.
On Electrical Spectra of Metals, with wood-cuts. 161-173 Price, ?. K.
Obituary Notice of Chief Justice Read. 271-183 Roberts, S. W.
Obituary Notice of ? ?. Trego. 356-358 Sadtleb, S. P.
On a New Occurrence of Tartronic Acid ; and on Glyceric Acid. 615-619 Sellebs, C.
Obituary Notice of J. Harrison.347-355 Stevenson, J. J.
On the Alleged Parallelism of Coal Beds.283-295 Notes on the Geology of West Virginia, with a map.370-402 On the Geological Relations of the Lignitic Groups of the Far-West.447-475
Williamson, R. S. On Meteorological Observations taken on the Nile, in 1873 ; with tables... 632
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On Sudden Variations of Temperature. 175 On the Vertical Descent of the Atmosphere. 439
Bbiggs. On the Tornado of August 22,1851. 14 On an Explosion at the Hospital.. 419 On Some Principles of Meteorology. 641
Bbinton. On Dr. Valentini's Memoir. 643
Bbitton. On Rocky Mountain Coal Beds.,.187,191 On Burettes. 188
Cabson. On the Franklin Portrait. 433
Chase. On the Velocity of Light.>. 9 On a New Plan of Life Insurance. 16 On Myer's Theory of Heat. 18 On Cosmical Evolution. 177 On the Rainfall in the Years of Jupiter. 179 On the Lunar Cyclical Rainfall. 179 On the Magnitude of Gravitating Waves. 420 On the Bunsen Gas Burner. 429 On Gov. Rawson's Meteorological Observations. 430 On the Signal Service Charts. 640 On the Beginnings of Development. 641
Cope. On the Osteology of the Artiodactyls.,. 7 On the Cretaceous Coal Beds. 7 On the Extinct Batrachia of North America. 10 On Orton's Expedition. 11 On Colorado Fish. 13 On the Zoology of a Temporary Pool. 14 On Eobasileus Galeatus. 17 On the Miocene Vertebrata of New Jersey. 429 On Architectural Remains in New Mexico_. 636
Cbesson, C. M. On Thompson's Colorimeter. 10 On the Effects of a Ligntning Stroke. 10 On Analysis of Mammoth Coal.... 175 On a Locomotive Boiler Explosion. 180 On Rocky Mountain Coals. 191 On a New Bunsen Gas Apparatus. 429 On Sections of the Ellengowan Coal. 429 On Thermo-electric Currents. 440 On the Action of Magnetism on Iron. 636, 638
Cbesson, J. C. On the Purchase of Michaux Oaks. 300
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Delmab. On Egyptian Statistics. 184 On Spanish Statistics. 422
Dubois. On Assaying Metals at the Mint. 177
Emebson. On the Peach Growing Belt. 175
Fbaley. On the City Tenancy of the Hall. 428
Fbazeb. On the Color of the Moon.2,176 On a Notation for Organic Compounds. 18 On Certain Mineral Formulae. 180 On the Exfoliation of Granite. 192 On a New Retort. 419 On Tyndall's Critics. . 420 On Titanic Iron. 430 On Microscopic Sections of Trap.430, 436 On York County Limonites. 433 On the Glaciation of the South Mountains. 647
Fulton. On the Coal Beds of Somerset County. 176
Gabb. On the Indians of Costa Rica. 638
Genth. On Recent Analyses of Limonites. .9, 84 Reply to Dr. T. S. Hunt. 180 On American Tellurium Minerals.181, 636
GOODFELLOW. On the Transit of Venus. 191
Gbote. On North American Lepidopterae. 189
Hoffman. On Pah-Ute Cremation. 191,436
Haldeman. On a Sumatran Coin. 16
Hall. On Glacial Action at the Gaps. 620, 641 On Glacial Blocks at Philadelphia. 647
Habden. On Mining the Brown Hematites. 99 On a Model of Coal Lands in West Virginia. 177
HOBN. On the Death of Trees in the Park. 10 On the Hea 1th of Houses. 672
Houston. On a New Form of Phosphorous. 7 On an Igneous Rock near Philadelphia.<. 16
K?nig. On an Improved Burette Valve.181,191 On Perowskite in Arkansas. 640
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Le Conte. p^? On Cretaceous Coals in the West. 7 On the Zoological Society's Grounds. 10 On a Medallion of Agassiz. . 16 On Grote's North American Lepidopterae. 189 On Pah-Ute Cremation. 436 On the Rhycophora of North America. 649
Lesley. On the Warrior-Mark Map. 2, 9 On Chance's Port Clinton Fault. 183 On the Progress of the Geological Survey. 185, 440 On Former Mountains at Philadelphia. 436 On Ashburner's Coal Beds in No. X. 638 On Hall's Glacial Blocks at Philadelphia. 644 On Harger's Vernier. 647
Mabsh, B. V. On the Luminosity of Meteors. 12
Obb. On Phosphorus Bronze. 12
Poole. On the Gold Field of Nova Scotia. 189
Pbice, E. K. On the Michaux Grove. 10,183
Pbice, J. S. On the Hall Repairs. 428
Sadtleb. On Glyceric Acid_,. 641
Smith. On Mrs. Davidson's Letter. 423
Stevenson. On West Virginia Geology.,. 425 On the Lignitic Coals of the West. 636
Stokes. On the Peach Growth. 175
Stubbs. On Indian Sculpture. 13
Walteb. On Causes of Disease in Houses. 672
Whabton, On Artie Expeditions. 422
Williamson. On the Meteorology of the Nile. 22
Subjects Discussed at the Meetings. Agassiz Medalion.16,17 Albert Medal of the S. of Arts. 637 Amazon Expedition of Prof. Orton. 648 Archaeology of New Mexico, Cope. 475 Atmospheric Circulation, Blodget. 150 Attractive Force. Chase. 111 Bald-friar Indian Sculptures. 13 Bismuth. Genth. 181 Boiler Explosion. Cresson. 180
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Page. Boulders in West Philadelphia.?. 647 Brontotherium Injens..'. 2 Bunsen Gas Apparatus. Cresson. 429 Burette Valve. K?nig. Britton.-181,188,191 Coal of Somerset. Fulton. 157 Coal of Ellengowan. Cresson.? ? ? - 175, 429 Coal of Rocky Mountains. Britton.187,191, 358, 361 Coal of Rocky Mountains. Stevenson. 447 Coal Beds Discovered in No. X. Ashburner. ?. 638 Coal of Big Sewell Mountain. Harden. 177 Coal Beds of West Virginia. Stevenson.370-402 Cold, Cause of Unusual. Blodget. 150 Color of the Moon. Frazer.2,155 Colorado Prehistoric Remains. Cope. ?. 139 Corundum. Genth. 180 Cosmical Evolution. Chase. 159 Cosmical Thermodynamics. Chase. 141 Costa Rica Ethnology. Gabb. 483 Cremation among the Pah-Utes. Hoffman. .191, 414 Development, Origin of. Chase. 622 Egypt's Population, &c. Delmar. 184 Electrical Spectra of Metals. Outenbridge.:. 162 Elie de Beaumont's Statue. 427 Ellengowan Coal Analyses. Cresson. 429 Eobasileus Galeatus. Cope. 17 Exfoliation of Granite. Frazer. 192 Explosion at Kirkbride's Hospital. Briggs. 419 Fault at Port Clinton. Chance. 300 Formulae for Mineral Species. Frazer. 180 Fossil Ore at Tyrone. Lesley. 102 Galvanometer for Lectures. Barker. 438 Geology of Spruce Creek. Lesley. ?.19, 83 Geological Survey of Pennsylvania. 185 Geology of Lake Erie Shore. Lesley. 440 Geology of West Virginia. Stevenson.370, 402 Glacial Drift beneath the Virginia Shore. 18 Glacial Action at the Water Gaps. Hall.. 620 Glacial Moraine at Philadelphia.633, 644 Glaciation in the South Mountains_. 647 Glyceric Acid. Sadtler.,. 615 Gneiss Mountains Formerly at Philadelphia.. 436 Gold in Nova Scotia. Poole. 189 Granite Exfoliation. Frazer. 192 Gravitating Waves. Chase. 344,420 Heating Power of Coals. Cresson.. 175 Ichthyology of Utah. Cope. 129 Indian Sculpture at Bald-friar. 13 Indian Tribes of Costa Rica. Gabb. 483 Iron and Steel Under Magnetism. Cresson.... 603 Langdale (W. Va. ) Coal Land Model. 177 Languages of Costa Rica. Gabb. 483 Latent Heat of Meteors. B. V. Marsh. 114 Lepidopterae of North America. Grote. 189 Lignitic Beds of the West.187, 447 Limonites of York County. Frazer.364, 370, 433 Lunar Monthly Rainfall. Chase.416-418 Magnetic Forces. Chase...... 612
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Page. Magnetism on the Strength of Iron_. 603 Mammoth Coal Bed. 175 Map of the Schuylkill Water Gap. 300 Mesozoic Traps. Frazer. 402 Metal-Spectra. Outenbridge. 162 Meteorological Observations on the Nile. . 632 Meteorology.Blodget, 439 ; Briggs, 641 Meteorology of New England. , Channing. 154 Meteors, Latent Heat. B. V. Marsh. . 114 Microscopic Sections of Trap. Dana.430, 432 Miocene Vertebrata. Cope.?.. 361 Moon's Color. Frazer. 2,155 Moraine at West Philadelphia. Hall..633, 644 New Mexico. Extinct Race. Cope. 475 Nile, Meteorological Observations. 632 Orton's Expedition to the Amazon*.'. 648 Pah-Ute Cremation. 191 Papyrus Shai-n-sinsin, for sale. 182 Peach Belt Movement. Emerson. 175 Peale's Collection of Indian Relics...... 174 Perowskite in Arkansas. K?nig. 640 Philadelphia Geology. Lesley.:. . 436 Philadelphia Glaciers.633, 644 Phosphorus, Allotropie Form. 108 Photographs.13,174, 298 Plagopterinae. Cope. . 129 Poebrotherium (Leidy). Cope. 110 Port Clinton Fault. Chance. 183, 200 Rainfall. Chase.416, 614 Retort. Frazer. 419 Rhynchophora of North America. 649 Saving Fund Life Insurance. 148 Shai-n-sinsin Papyrus.'..'.. 182 Signal Service Maps.175, 640 Somerset County Coals. Fulton. 157 Spain's Population, &c. Delmar.301,344.422 Spruce Creek Geology. Lesley.19, 83 Symborodon Trigonoceras. 2 Tartronic and Glyceric Acids. Sadtler.v. 615 Tellurium and Bismuth Minerals. Genth.181, 636 Thermo-electric Currents. Cresson.'.-. 440 Transit of Venus. Goodfellow. 191 Transit of Venus. Davidson.423, 326 Trap. Frazer. Dana.402,414,430,436 Tyndall's Address. Frazer. 420 Tyrone Fault. Lesley. 3 Vernier. Harger1 s.,. 647 Vertical Lantern Galvanometer. Barker.440, 445 Walrus from Acc?mac Harbour. 17 Warrior Mark Valley Geology. 3, .19-83 Water Gap Glacier. Hall. 620 Welsh's Copy of Franklin Picture. 433 York County Limonites and Traps. 364, 370, 402, 433 Zoology of a Pool in Colorado. Cope. 139
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