# The American Journal of Science/Series 1, Volume 2

* TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vol. 2. — No. I. — APRIL, 1820. — Entire No. VI. :
| | TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY. | Page |
| Art. I. | Account of a journey to the summit of Mount Blanc; by Dr. Jeremiah Van Renssellaer | 1 |
| II. | Account of the Kaatskill Mountains; by Mr. Henry E. Dwight | 11 |
| III. | On the Prairies and Barrens of the West; by Mr. A. Bourne | 30 |
| | FOSSIL ZOOLOGY. |
| IV. | Observations on some species of zoophytes, shells, &c. principally fossil, by Thomas Say, (concluded) | 34 |
| | MEDICAL BOTANY. |
| V. | On the Ergot of Rye, by Dr. William Tully | 45 |
| | MATHEMATICS. |
| VI. | Mathematical Problems, with geometrical constructions and demonstrations, by Professor Theodore Strong — (to be continued) | 54 |
| | HARMONICS. |
| VII. | On different modes of expressing the magnitudes and relations of Musical Intervals, with some remarks, in commendation of Professor Fisher's proportionally tempered Douzeauve, by Mr. John Frarey, senior | 65 |
| | MEDICAL CHEMISTRY. |
| VIII. | Abstract and translation of Dr. F. Magendie's late Publication on Prussic acid, by the Editor, with remarks | 81 |
| | PHYSICS, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, and the ARTS. |
| IX. | Description of a Machine invented by David Bushnell for submarine navigation and for the destruction of ships of war, with an account of the first attempt with it to destroy some of the British ships lying at New-York, by Charles Griswold, Esq. | 94 |
| X. | Remarks on the Revolving Steam Engine of Morey, by Mr. Isaac Doolittle | 101 |
| XI. | Mr. Sullivan on the Revolving Steam Engine, in reply to Mr. Doolittle | 106 |
| XII. | Observations on the Dry Rot, by Col. George Gibbs | 114 |
| XIII. | On Heat and Light, (first communication) by Mr. Samuel Morey | 118 |
| XIV. | On Heat and Light, (second communication) by the same | 122 |
| XV. | On some curious and singular appearances of snow and hail, by the Rev. D. A. Clark | 132 |
| XVI. | Remarks on Atmospheric Dust, in reply to Mr. Rafinesque | 134 |
| XVII. | On the existence of Cantharidin in the Lytta Vittata or Potatoe Fly, by Dr. I. F. Dana | 137 |
| | INTELLIGENCE AND MISCELLANIES. |
| 1. | American Geological Society | 139 |
| 2. | Curious Geological Facts | 144 |
| 3. | Professor N. Smith on Fossil bones found in red sand stone | 146 |
| 4. | Professor Bigelow on the Sea Serpent | 147 |
| 5. | Revue Encylopédique | 165 |
| 6. | Miscellaneous articles of Foreign Intelligence, communicated by Dr. J. W. Webster | 166 |
| 7. | Curious facts respecting animal poison | 168 |
| 8. | Map of the heights of Mountains | ib. |
| 9. | Cabinet of Minerals, for sale | 169 |
| 10. | American Cinnabar and Native Lead | 170 |
| 11. | Means of obtaining Light | 171 |
| 12. | Troy Lyceum | 173 |
| 13. | Fibrous Sulphat of Barytes | ib. |
| 14. | Red Sand Stone formation in North Carolina | 175 |
| 15. | Sidero-graphite | 176 |
| 16. | Fetid fluor Spar | ib. |
| 17. | Effects of Cold on Lake Champlain | 177 |
| 18. | Stromnite, a new Mineral | ib. |
| 19. | German Correspondent | 178 |
| 20. | Exploring Expedition | ib. |
| 21. | Mermaid | ib. |
| 22. | Bubbles blown in melted Rosin | 179 |
| 23. | Effects of temperature on human feeling | 180 |
| | Plates in this Number at the conclusion. |
| 1. | Figures to illustrate Strong's Problems, |
| 2. | Sullivan's Steam Boat with Morey's Revolving Engine, |
| 3. | The same. |
* TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vol. 2. — No. II. — NOVEMBER, 1820. — Entire No. VI. :
| | GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY, AND TOPOGRAPHY. | Page |
| Art. I. | Account of the Geology, Mineralogy, Scenery, &c. of the secondary region of New-York and New-Jersey, &c. by Jaraes Pierce | 182 |
| II. | Account of of a singular position of a Granite Rock, by the Rev. Elias Cornelius | 200 |
| III. | Sketches of a tour in the Counties of New-Haven and Litchfield in Connecticut, with notices of the Geology, Mineralogy, Scenery, &c. by the Editor | 201 |
| IV. | Localities of Minerals, by Professors Dewey, Eaton, Douglas, and Dana, and by the Rev. F. C. Schaeffer, and Dr. I. W. Webster | 236 |
| V. | Account of ancient bones and of sonie fossil shells found in Ohio, by Caleb Atwater, Esq. | 242 |
| VI. | Geological section from Williamstown, Mass. to Troy, N. Y. on the Hudson, by Professor Dewey | 246 |
| | notice of a mineral supposed to be a variety of Wavellite, by the same | 249 |
| VII. | Remarks on the environs of Carthage Bridge, near the mouth of the Genesee, by Dr. John I, Bigsby | 250 |
| | BOTANY. |
| VIII. | Floral Calendar for 1815, 16, 17, 18, and 19, kept at Deerfield, Mass. by Dr. Dennis Cooley | 254 |
| IX. | On the indications of a late or early autumn, given by late flowering indigenous plants, by Professor Dewey | 255 |
| X. | On the manufacture of Sugar from the River Maple, by Dr. John Locke | 258 |
| XI. | On the Oriental Chené and the oil which it affords | 264 |
| | MATHEMATICS. |
| XII. | Mathematical Problems, with geometrical constructions and demonstrations, by Professor Theodore Strong | 266 |
| | CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND THE ARTS. |
| XIII. | Strictures on Dr. E. D. Clark's book on the Gas Blowpipe, by Professor Robert Hare, M. D. | 281 |
| | Explanation of the plate | 298 |
| XIV. | Experimental inquiry into the chemical properties and economical and medicinal virtues of the common Hop, by Dr. A. W. Ives | 302 |
| XV. | Account of new Eudiometers, &c. by Professor Robert Hare, M. D. | 312 |
| | Explanation of the plate | 317 |
| XVI. | Analysis of the New-Iersey Ores of Zinc, by M. P. Berthier, Engineer of the Royal Corps of Mines, (from the Ann. des Mines) | 319 |
| XVII. | A new process for Nitrous Ether, by Professor Hare | 326 |
| XVIII. | Description of a differential Thermometer, by Professor W. Howard, M. D. | 327 |
| | Heat in the rays of the Moon | 329 |
| XIX. | Account of a new Inflammable Air Lamp, by Professor Jacob Green | 330 |
| XX. | Account of an improvement in the Electrical Lamp, by Dr. James Cutbush | 332 |
| XXI. | Account of a Gelatinous Meteor, by Rufus Graves, Esq. | 335 |
| XXII. | On the crystallization of Snow, by Professor Jacob Green | 337 |
| | INTELLIGENCE AND MISCELLANIES |
| | Foreign Literature and Science. |
| | Number of books in the German and Prussian libraries — Pyroligneous acid; confirmation of its powers — Botanic gardens in Austria — Manuscripts of Herculaneura — A new plant with febrifuge powers | 340 |
| | New works, &c. at Leipsic — Artificial substitute for the Lithographic stone — New mode of killing animals — Academy of Cadiz — Terrible effects of lightning — Hot water in the streets of Paris | 341 |
| | Reduction or enlargement of the size of engravings — Steam navigation — Facilities of conveyance to and from London — Early discovery of the pyroligneous acid | 342 |
| | Ancient copy of Homer's Iliad — Heat of a vacuum — Education in Africa | 343 |
| | Edinburgh society of arts — Liberality of the king of Benmark — The root of the plantain a febrifuge — Literature of the Low Countries | 344 |
| | Death of Volney — New alkalies — Public spirit of Count Romanzow — New hydraulic machine — Egyptian society | 345 |
| | Progress of lithography in Russia — Liberality of the Swedish iron masters — The ex-king of Norway — Lithography in Paris — Iron vessel on the Clyde — Letters and Journals in Paris and London — Literature of Italy | 346 |
| | Artificial gum and sugar — Cashmeer goat—Drawing in perspective — Fine arts in Paris — Canal of Alexandria — Steam boat on the Baltic — Population of Sweden | 347 |
| | Transparent pictures — Oil in grape seed — Instruction of Africa — University of Corfu — Lithographic portraits of distinguished French persons | 348 |
| | Metallic vegetation — Boracic acid, native | 349 |
| | New method of preparing the purple of Cassius — Fulminating gold — New alkali — Compounds of mercury | 350 |
| | Lignite near Paris — Dr. Daubeny's opinion on the district of Auvergne, &c. | 351 |
| | Geology of Scotland — Death of M. F. de St. Fond — New mineralogical dictionary | 352 |
| | Geological society of London — Origin of amber | 353 |
| | Geological Map and Atlas of England, &c. — Conite—Emerald mines | 354 |
| | Obituary notice of Dr. Murray | 355 |
| | Red snow of Baffin's Bay — Breccia of Mont D'or | 356 |
| | Poisons — New mode of grafting trees — Phosphoric acid in plants — Rectification of alcohol | 358 |
| | Hydrophobia — Thermometer — new geometrical work | 359 |
| | Latent heat of vapours — Boiling point of liquids | 361 |
| | Chlorine theory — Specific gravity of the gases | 362 |
| | Iode in sponges — Peaches growing on an Almond tree — Aurum Millium, a new metal — Systema algarum | 363 |
| | Astronomical Society of London | 364 |
| | Gas lights and other improvements in Glasgow | 365 |
| | Columbian and other presses | 366 |
| | Domestic Intelligence. |
| | Proceedings of the New-York Lyceum | 366 |
| | American Geological Society | 372 |
| | Pharmaceutical preparations — Sulphate of barytes | 373 |
| | Carbonat of barytes — Comet of 1819 — Oxid of manganese and chromat of iron | 374 |
| | Cylinders of snow — Cleaveland's Mineralogy — Sulphate of magnesia — Hudson association | 375 |
| | Fluoric acid in mica — Remark | 376 |
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