The American Journal of Science and Arts

Front Cover
S. Converse, 1877

Contents

Contributions to Meteorology being results derived
1
On some Points in Connection with Vegetation by
20
Observations on a property of the Retina first noticed
32
APPENDIX Photographs of the Spectra of Venus and
55
Chemistry and Physics Socalled Crystallized Boron HAMPE 55 Constitution
61
Geology and Mineralogy Explorations made under the direction of F V HAYDEN
75
Botany and Zoology Date of Publication of Elliotts Botany of South Carolina
85
Astronomical Observations on the Atmosphere
89
On a fibrous variety of Sepiolite from Utah
296
Geology and Mineralogy Age of the Crystalline Rocks of Wisconsin R IRVING
307
A GENTH 317 Brief Notices of some newly described minerals 318 Zeits
320
On Vortex Rings in Liquids by J TROW
327
An account of the Discoveries in Vermont Geol
332
Notes on the History of Helianthus tuberosus
347
A new Investigation of one of the Laws of Friction
353
Examination of American Columbic Acid Minerals
359

Photographs of the Spectra of Venus and a Lyræ
95
XIIOrbit of the planet Urda 167 by C H F PETERS
112
On the Chemical composition of the flesh of Hippoglos
123
Note on Microdiscus speciosus by S W FORD
141
Chemistry and Physics Purification of Hydrogen gas 146 Hypovanadic Oxide
148
Geology and Mineralogy Report on the Transportation route along the Wisconsin
155
Botany and Zoology Ulothrix zonata ARNOLD DODEL 163 De Copulatione
166
Certain features of the Valleys or Watercourses
215
Page ART XXVI On the Sensation of Color by C S PEIRCE
247
Revision of the genus Belemnocrinus by CHAS
253
Thorpes and Bunsens methods for the Estimation
260
XXXbis New Embryonic Forms of Trilobites by S
265
The Winds of the Globe or the Laws of Atmos
273
On some Nitroderivatives of Diphenylamine
279
Note on Mineral Analysis Note upon some Flu
290
On the Sensitiveness to Light of various Salts of Sil
369
Chemistry and Physics Chemical Actions of the Silent Electric Discharge BERTHE
380
berg rocks of Port Jervis N Y S T BARRETT 385 Geological and Geograph
390
Astronomy The New Star in Cygnus 395 Planets recently discovered 397
397
+ based on Flammarions History of the Heavens
404
ogy of the Rev AUGUSTUS WING by JAMES D Dana
405
On Barite crystals from the Last Chance Mine
419
On the Chemical Composition of Triphylite from
425
Report on the Physical Investigations carried
437
On the influence of Geological Changes on the Earths
444
On an association of Gold with Scheelite in Idaho
451
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE
461
Geology and Natural History Annual Report on the Geographical Surveys west
472
JOHN TYNDALL
480

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