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1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE

Description: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Volume VI. Philadelphia: From the Press of the Late R. Aitken. By Jane Aitken, No. 20, North Third Street. Part I: 1804, pages 1 - 190; Part II: 1809, pages 191 - 428 + 15 p Index. Original publisher’s boards with re-backed spine measuring 10 x 8”, large 8vo. Complete with all plates: Page 78: On Two Species of Sphex Page 98: Improvements in Steam EnginesPage 104: Fusion of Strontites, &cPage 112: New Species of LizardPage 219: Occultation of Aldebaron by the Moon, Observed in the Capital of Porto-Rico and different places of Europe, October 21st, 1793. Proceeding Index: (no title)Proceeding Index: Observations of the Eclipse of the Sun, June 16, 1806. Proceeding Index: Navigation ChartProceeding Index: Special Chart from Latitude 40 degrees N. - 65 degrees W. To Lat. 49 degrees 26. N. - 5 degrees W.Proceeding Index: New Loxodromic Chart, 1807. Shewing also the Angles of Position. In poor condition. As-is. Both boards detached from binding, but poorly re-attached with clear packing tape & barely intact. Boards are normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at leather corners. Head and tail of spine lacking (including headbands). Ex-library locator code sticker found on tail of spine; white print “S” pasted-on mid-way down spine. Title label intact; gilt lettering moderately dulled & soiled. Edges of text-block painted yellow. Water or tea dampness stain found on top edge of text-block. Ex-library bookplate found on front paste-down: “Institute Free Library, Wilmington, Delaware.” Previous ownership bookplate pasted-in above ex-library plate: “James F. Wilson, M.D.” Front end-page detached from binding. All plates are intact, but most exhibit moderate to severe toning, foxing, and some water dampness staining. Off-setting present around plates and fold-outs. Binding of text-block remains intact; boards need repair. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Jane Aitken (1764–1832) was an American printer and publisher known for printing Charles Thomson's translation of the Septuagint into English, as well as Rebecca Rush's novel Kelroy. She was the first printer to issue a Philadelphia census directory containing a section devoted to "persons of colour". Some of her papers are held in the collections of one of her clients, the American Philosophical Society. José Joaquín de Ferrer y Cafranga (1763 – 1818) was a Spanish Basque astronomer. In 1779, aged 17, he was on board the Gipuzcoana Company's Nuestra Señora de la Asunción off Cape St Vincent when the vessel was captured by the British. After surviving captivity with the help of his family, he undertook studies. In 1801, Ferrer was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society. The Spanish astronomer was part of the first solar eclipse expeditions. He journeyed to Cuba in 1803 and to New York State in 1806 and observed the two solar eclipses successfully. In the description of the solar eclipse in 1806 observed from Kinderhook, New York he coined the word "corona" for the bright ring observable during a total eclipse. Part I, Page 158: Astronomical Observations, chiefly for the Purpose of Determining the geographical position of various places in the United States, and other parts of North America. Part II, Page 213: Memoir on the occultation of Aldebaran by the moon, on the 21st October, 1793. Part II, Page 221: Geographical Position of sundry places in North America & W. Indies. Part II, Page 293: Determination of the longitude of Natchez and New Orleans, an investigation of the semi-diameters of sun & moon. Part II, Page 345: Observations on the comet which appeared in September 1807, on island of CubaPart II, Pages 351-7: Calculations. Part II, Page 360: Notes with corrections to geographical situations inserted from page 158 to page 164, in first part. Part II, Page 428: Astronomical Observations made at Havanna, 1809. William Dunbar (1749 – 1810) was a Scottish-born American merchant, plantation owner, naturalist, astronomer and explorer. Dunbar met Thomas Jefferson for the first time in person two weeks before his death, but the two corresponded for many years, and Jefferson asked him to lead the Red River expedition in 1804 and to organize another one in 1806. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1800 and contributed twelve articles to the Society Transactions on subjects in natural history, astronomy and American Sign Language. After returning from expeditions, and until his death in 1810, he devoted himself to scientific inquiry, gathering a significant collection of data on Indian vocabulary, as well as using chemical analysis in geology, seasonal river levels, fossils, astronomical phenomena, and utilizing a method of finding longitude by astronomical means.Part I, Page 1: Account of the Language of Sings, among certain North American Indians.Part I, Page 9: Meteorological Observations for one entire Year, ending the 31st of January 1800.Part I, Page 25: Description of a singular Phenomenon seen at Baton Rouge.Part I, Page 40: Fossil Bones found in Louisiana, and to Lunar Rainbows observed West of Mississippi.Part I, Page 43: Meteorological Observations, Forest 4 Miles West of Mississippi.Part I, Page 165: Description of River Mississippi and its Delta, with Parts of Louisiana. Part I, Page 188: Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the Years 1801-1803 made at the forest near Natchez. Part II, Page 260: Observations of the eclipse of the sun, June 16th 1806, made at the forest near Natchez. Part II, Page 277: On finding the longitude from the moon's meridian altitude Part II, Page 368: Observations on the comet, 1807. Benjamin Smith Barton (1766 – 1815) was an American botanist, naturalist, and physician. He was one of the first professors of natural history in the United States and built the largest collection of botanical specimens in the country. He wrote the first American textbook on botany. Barton corresponded with naturalists throughout the United States and Europe, and he made significant contributions to the scientific literature of his day. In 1803, Barton published Elements of botany, or Outlines of the natural history of vegetables, the first American textbook on botany. Barton's work in natural history and botany was often assisted by William Bartram, the traveler, botanist, and artist. Barton was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1789. He served as president of the Philadelphia Medical Society from 1808 to 1815. In 1812, he was elected as a member to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.Part I, Page 59: On the Hibernation of Swallows.Part I, Page 79: Memorandum of a new Vegetable Muscipula.Part I, Page 108: Some Account of a new Species of North American Lizard.Part I, Page 143: Supplement to the Account of the Dipus Americanus, in the IV Vol. Part I, Page 145: Hints on the Etymology of certain English Words, and on their Affinity to Words in the Languages of different Nations. Part II, Page 191: Appendix to Memoir No. XXX, on the Mississippi. Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (1764 – 1820) was an Anglo-American neoclassical architect who immigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects in the new United States, drawing on influences from his travels in Italy, as well as British and French Neoclassical architects such as Claude Nicolas Ledoux. In his thirties, he immigrated to the new United States and designed the United States Capitol, on "Capitol Hill" in Washington, D.C., as well as the Old Baltimore Cathedral or The Baltimore Basilica, (later renamed the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary). It is the first Cathedral constructed in the United States for any Christian denomination. Latrobe also designed the largest structure in America at the time, the "Merchants' Exchange" in Baltimore. Part I, Page 73: On two Species of Sphex, inhabiting Virginia and Pennsylvania. Part I, Page 89: In Answer to an Enquiry: "whether any, and what Improvements have been made in the Construction of Steam-Engines, in America?" Part II, Page 283: An account of the Freestone quarries on the Potomac and Rappahannoc rivers. Part II, Page 384: Observations on the foregoing correspondence; Surveyor of Public Buildings. Joseph Priestley (1733 – 1804) was an English chemist, Unitarian, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator and classical liberal political theorist. He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in several areas of science. Priestley is credited with his independent discovery of oxygen by the thermal decomposition of mercuric oxide, having isolated it in 1774. During his lifetime, Priestley's considerable scientific reputation rested on his invention of carbonated water, his writings on electricity, and his discovery of several "airs" (gases), the most famous being what Priestley dubbed "dephlogisticated air" (oxygen). Priestley's determination to defend phlogiston theory and to reject what would become the chemical revolution eventually left him isolated within the scientific community. Part I, Page 119: Observations and Experiments relating to equivocal, or spontaneous Generation. Part I, Page 129: Observations on the Discovery of Nitre in common Salt. Part I, Page 190: Proceedings of the Society on the death of their late eminent Associate, Jospeh Priestley. Andrew Ellicott (1754 – 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District of Columbia, continued and completed Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant's work on the plan for Washington, D.C., and served as a teacher in survey methods for Meriwether Lewis. Part I, Page 26: A short and easy Rule for finding the Equation for the Change of the Sun's Declination, when equal Altitudes are used to regulate a Clock or other Time-Keeper.Part I, Page 28: Account of an extraordinary Flight of Meteors.Part I, Page 59: Observations made on a Lunar Eclipse, city of Philadelphia 21st, September 1801.Part II, Page 233: Continuation of the Astronomical Observations, made at Lancaster, Penna. Part II, Page 255: Observations of the eclipse of the sun, June 16th 1806, made at Lancaster. FORN-SHELF-0471-XX-2411-HK2180

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1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE1804 1809 RARE Transactions of American Philosophical Society Volume 6 COMPLETE

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