Constitution and By-laws of the Northern Academy of Arts and Sciences and First Annual Report of the Curators

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Page 16 - ... to the author of the best discovery, or most useful invention, relating to Navigation, Astronomy, or Natural Philosophy (mere natural history only excepted...
Page 18 - Flax was this year first grown on the Genesee Flats, in Ontario Co., New York, where it has since been extensively cultivated. The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, instituted at New Haven in 1799, was this year incorporated "for the purpose of encouraging literary and philosophical researches in general, and particularly for investigating the natural history of the state.''2 The President sent a fleet into the Mediterranean to protect American shipping.
Page 17 - America, and of the natural history of the country, and to determine the uses to which the various natural productions of the country may be applied; to promote and encourage medical discoveries, mathematical disquisitions, philosophical enquiries, and experiments; astronomical, meteorological and geographical observations; and improvements in agriculture, arts, manufactures and commerce...
Page 17 - ... to cultivate every art and science, which may tend to advance the interest, honour, dignity and happines of a free, independent and virtuous people.
Page 14 - ... Journal, published at Hanover by Judah C. Spooner and Timothy Greene in 1771, and, from February, 1781, at Westminster and Windsor, Vermont, is nearly complete. This paper is extremely valuable, as it was published at the time of the American Revolution, and was the first periodical issued in that part of the country, and consequently contains much of its early history. Complete sets of the Vermont Chronicle, the Boston Recorder, and the Dartmouth Gazette, are also contained in the library. —...
Page 25 - The National Institution for the Promotion of Science" was organized in Poinsett 's house at Washington, with only eight persons present. Its objects were to promote science and the useful arts and to establish a National Museum of Natural History.
Page 27 - ... From early life he devoted his leisure hours to historical and antiquarian researches, in regard to which he became a recognized authority. His collection of editions of the Bible in different languages is believed to have been the finest in America. He was honored by an election to the Massachusetts historical society, the American antiquarian society, the American academy of arts, and the Boston athenaeum.
Page 21 - Girardin was the first President, and Dr. M'Cauley, Secretary. It has a valuable Collection of minerals, and has published one volume of important matter. The Franklin Society for the purpose of Promoting Investigation in Natural Science was formed at Providence, RI, in 1821, and was incorporated in 1823.
Page 10 - June 24, 1841, for the purpose of forming, if it should be deemed expedient, a Society of the above description. The Meeting was organized by choosing Professor Adams of Dartmouth College, chairman, and Professor Alpheus Crosby, Scribe. After suitable deliberation on the subject, and the opinion of all present had been expressed, a vote was passed to form such a Society as had been contemplated. A constitution was then prepared and adopted, officers were elected, and the Academy immediately went...
Page 23 - The Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio was established at Columbus in 1830. Hon. Jacob Burnett of Cincinnati took an active part in the early transactions of the Institution. Its publications have been few, only two parts of volume I.

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