Proceedings of the American philosophical society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

American Philosophical Society.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Societies, etc.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v. ) illus., plates (part col.), photos., ports., maps, facsims., tables, diagrs. ;

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : The Society, 1840-19--?.

Notes:

Issued irregularly in parts, which, in v. 1-51 are numbered consecutively no. 1-220 ; in later volumes the conservative numbering was discontinued.

Vol. 1 is in part a reprint (1864), no.1-4, 11-14 having been reprinted. The t.-p. bears the original imprint date 1810, cf. v. 1, pref.

Vol. 3: Celebration of the hundredth anniversary, May 25, 1813.

Vol. 15: The Rhynchophora of America north of Mexico, by Jhn L. Le Conte, assisted by G.H. Horn.

Vol. 22, pt. 3, July 1885: Early proceedings of the American philosophical society ... from the manuscript minutes of its meetings from 1744 to 1838.

Vol. 27: Proceedings commemorative of the centennial anniversary of the first occupation of the hall of the society, November 21, 1889.

Vol. 32: Proceedings commemorative of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the American philosophical society ... May 22-26, 1893.

Lists of members are included as follows: May 1843, in v. 3; 1743-1890, in v. 27; lists of surviving members, corrected to 1891, 1893-95, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, in v. 28, 30-31, 33, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46.

Vol. 8 imperfect: t.-p. wanting.

Accompanied by a general index to the Proceedings ... volumes 1-50, 1838-1911. Philadelphia, The American philosophical society, 1912. 2 p.l., 83 p. 24 1/2 cm. Register of papers published in v. 1-20, 1838-83, is included in "Register of papers published in the Transactions and Proceedings, Comp. by Henry Phillips, jr., 1881" : subject of register of papers published in v. 1-25, 1838-88, in "Subject-register of papers published in the Transactions and Proceedings. Comp. by Henry Phillips, jr., 1889."

Proceedings of the American philosophical society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge. Memorial volume I- Philadelphia, The American philosophical society, 1900- v., illus., ports. ; 22 1/2 cm. Obituaries of members.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Sabin no. 1180.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG10018408-B

OCLC:

85887174