American Journal of Science: The First Scientific Journal in the United States : Devoted to the Geological Sciences and to Related Fields, Volume 20

Laboratory, 1855

Contents

• The Smithsonian Institution: 1
• On the Periodical Variations of the Declination and Directive: 26
• On the Periodical Rise and Fall of the Lakes by MAJOR: 45
• Remarks on the changes which take place in the Structure: 53
• On the Composition of Eggs in the animal series by: 65
• Observations on the Extent of the Gold Region of Califor: 72
• Analysis of Idocrase from Ducktown Polk Co Tenn: 85
• Researches in Magnetisation by M JEROME NICKLES: 99
• SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE: 113
• Botany and Zoology Poetry of the Vegetable World by M J SCHLEIDEN M D edited: 135
• Notice of the Pitch Lake of Trinidad by Mr N: 153
• On the Grooving and Polishing of hard Rocks and Mine: 178
• On Different Centers of Primitive Civilization by THOMAS: 201
• On the identity of Sanguinarine and Chelerithrine and: 220
• Demonstration of the Apparent Motion of the plane: 238
• On the Meteorology of Oroomiah by Rev D T STODDARD: 254
• Correspondence of M JEROME NICKLÈSAluminium: 260
• Chemistry and Physics On the formation of alcohol from olefiant gas 264On the theory: 267
• Botany Sexual reproduction in the Lower Cryptogamia 276 Trécul Formations: 284
• Andrew Crosse 297 Report of Exploration of a Route for the Pacific Rail: 301
• Observations on Binocular Vision by Professor WIL: 318
• Remarks on the Rev Henry Moseleys Paper On: 335
• On an Index of Papers on subjects of Mathematical: 341
• DANA: 349
• Notice of the Geological position and character of: 361
• On our Sense of the Vertical and Horizontal and: 368
• Biographical Notices of Edward Forbes and others: 375
• Notice of Fossil Bones from the Red Sandstone of: 394
• Correspondence of M JEROME NICKLÈSUniversal: 406
• Miscellaneous Intelligence Notices of two minerals from the Lancaster Pa Zinc mines: 416
• On the Harrison Tornado Ohio February 14 1854: 418
• BIBLIOTHECA: 420
• On the Geographical Distribution of Crustacea by JAMES: 427

Bibliographic information

• Title: American Journal of Science: The First Scientific Journal in the United States : Devoted to the Geological Sciences and to Related Fields, Volume 20; American Journal of Science: The First Scientific Journal in the United States : Devoted to the Geological Sciences and to Related Fields; American periodicals 1880 - 1850
• Publisher: Laboratory, 1855
• Original from: the Bavarian State Library
• Digitized: Feb 17, 2011