Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Volume 5-6 (Paperback)

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. 1883 Excerpt: ...Protoplasm, possibilities of 102 Publication of the Bulletin, rules for the 13 Quaternary climate of the Great Basin 21 Ravages, peculiar, of Teredo navalis 98 Sciences, philosophical order of 105 Sherman, Wyoming, solar radiation at 101 Shoes, influence of high-heeled 117 Siemen's deep-sea thermometer 100 Snow-storms, relation of, to audibility 38 Solar radiation l1 Solar parallax, relative accuracy of different methods of determining 39 Sound, anomalies of, from fog-signals-23 Sound signals, anomalies of 39 Spheres, geometrical, question relating to 107 Storage of electric energy 4" Page. Storm-centres, retardation of, at elevated stations 108 Standard time, a system of 112-117 Standing rules, constitution, list of officers and members 5 for the government of the Philosophical Society of Wash-ington 7 of the General Committee 10 Steiner's Power-Circle, some of the properties of 89 Survivorships on 122 Temperature, conditions determining 90, 91 Teredo navalis, peculiar ravages of 98 Thermometer, Siemen's deep-sea 100 Treasurer of the society, annual report of 176, 180 United States, credit of, past, present, and prospective 102 Ventilation of the House of Representatives 99 Washington, remarkable halo witnessed at 112 Wind, errors of barometric observations, produced by 91 Winter weather, on the prediction of 122-125 PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. VOL. VI. Containing the Minutes of the Society for the year 1883, and the Minutes of the Mathematical Section from its organization, March 29th, to the close of the year. PUBlISHED BY THE CO-OPERATION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. WASHINGTON: JUDD DETWEILER, PRINTERS, WASHINGTON, D. C. CONTENTS. Page. Constitution VII Standing Rules of the Society IX Standing Rules of the General Committee xn Rules f...