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rpHE AMERICAN PHlLo$OI
1 CAUSpCIETY,heMacPInladclphii;
for PRdHOTlNC USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, irtCfr.'
tier thelWe effe&uallyjto anfwcr tb
of their inftituVidh,have agreed to'appropri
ate, annually t a part of their tunHstb be ifil
pofed of in Prertilums to the' Authors of the
btft Performances, Inventions, or Improve-me-nts)
relative to certain fpecific fubjects of
ufefuHfto wledge. Thefallowing iPremi
ums, therefore, are now proposed by the
. Society: . ,
I. For the beft fyftera of liberal education
and literary inftru&ion, adapted to the genu
-us of the government:- and heft calculated to
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promote the general welfare pfKe, United
states, comprehenamg alio a piansiojrinituu
Wer!i5ctf letter lhaUr tfcver-bjs &fat&y t
uie society, except in tnecaic ot a luccduai
fcmdi&te. : v - - 7
2. No performance invention of 'uti
Provements on i7 of thft fubieh ijrotwferf.'
for" whicK patent any other refwirdniall-?
nave oeen obtained, betore jJreientmgit to
the Society, ihali be ctm6dcred as cntided to
thepreminm.' '
. 1' In lieu tf tha monev whicH .!halil3 a
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warded, by the Society, as a premllln).anx
luttcisiui cauuiuaic mau nave it mius opu
on to receive a golaor filver xnedal or piece
of pl ate; with a fukable infcription,. of equal
value. T ' ,; '
4. The Society referve to therofeivei the
power of sivinff.Jin all cafes. IbchnartotirV
; of any plremiuih propbfed, astfafe performance
tine ana conducting: nuouc lcnoois, in tnis ",a" y, -ujuwhcm u uci vx-j. ;wj .-. wwi
' countryrbn principles of the jiiQexteiitye holding the whole, if irftalj apptatt to have
utility A r rcmium pf One Iiulldrcli)olr,, I 1ifeajjpe .hwatewd
lars. ' - . " " r4 ! imblimeatm 't
Papers on thU fubjeft will be received till may however, be ahwrcd, that ttociety
thf firft day of January, 1797. will always judge liberally cf thefr feveral
II. For thtf moX tvnale. eafv. andexoe. claims" ...
. Mr. I. H. De MAGELLAN, of London,
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ditious method fif co.Tiiitini tha lonp-itude
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from the ooiiaionlutiir obfervation-A Pre
wiiifn of Seyenty-Doilari
The particular view of the Society in pro
pofing this lubjecl, is, that the folution of this
moftufeful problem may, if pollible,be ren.
dered fo plain and eafy, as to be readily leanV
ed by every mariner," even of moderate ca
pacity, who underftands the commoa rules
of arithmetic ; and thus be introduced into
general pra&icei . - - -j'';rx
Papers on this fubjeel; willlje received till
the nrft of January, 1797. . 7 : :
7 III. For the befl conftrucion or improve
ment of hip.pumps--A Premium of Seventy
. Xollarsu. , ,,,:'V Vf. - " ".
Improve-rieriW wlwch may be readily ap
plied to the fliip pumps in xommon ufe, will
be moft likely to be adopted by fedmen, aad
introduced into general pt acYice L
Papers on this fubjeft will be 'received till "
, the firft day of January, 1797.
IV. For the beft conftruftion or improve-.
ment of ftoves, or fire places A Fretiilum
ot Sixty.Dollars. ...
The principal end which the Society have
In view in oronolintf this fubiett. is the be-
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nefit of the poorer1 clafsof people, efpeciaily
of fuch as live in towns, or other places where
; fuel is dear. To anfwer this end, the Hove
fliould be cheap, . and of durable materials ;
ihould alford the neceffary degree of a falu
brioiis and durable heat, with the leaft cx
pence of fuel polHble. and fliould be capa.
bleof warming the room, , and cooking pro
vifions for. the family. . The Society have
been informed, that ftoves made ofbritk are,
. in many refpecls, fuperior to thofe made of
metal ; efpccully, in the faving of f uel, and
prefer ving a more iquitable degree of hear.
Papers on this fubjed will be received till
the firft day of January, 1 707 .
V For the belt method, verilied by ex.
periment, cf preventing the premature de.
cay of peach trees- -A Premium of Sixty Dol
lars. ' 1
Papers on this fubjeft will be received till
' the firft day of January, 1798. . ,
VI. For the better experimental treat fe
on native American vegetable diet j accom
panied with an accurate account of the vege,
tables employed A Premium of Ninety Dol-
Jars.. . . t t -
Papers on th!s fubjeft will be received till
' the firft day of February, 1798.
VI!. For the beft conllruc bn or imnrovc-
ment of lamps efpcdill for lighting the
ftrccts A Premium of Fifty Dollars.
Papers on this fubjefl will be received till
thehrit uay 01 Apru, 1797.
0 EN K HA U C O N D IT IONS.
t . V.verv caniluLte aloncr with hi I ncr.
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formance, is to fend to the Society a fealcd
letter, containing 01s name anu place tt a-
Havinjr made :a donation to the Society, of
Two Hundred Guineas, to be veQed in a per-"
jnanent fund ; that the inttreil ariling there
from may be difpofed of, in annual premiums,
to the authors ot the beft uucoteries 6t moft
ufelul improvements, relating to Navigati
on', or to Natural Phrlofophy, mere -Natural
Hiftory only excepted the following
are the rules and condition's. adoDted bv the
Society i fur the difpofition of the propofed '
yicuiiu jjs, in coniormuy.ro tne lntniion 01
the Donor, y'vi -. , r x
. I The candidate fliall fend his dhcovery,
invention, or improvement, addreiTed.' to
the Prefident or one of the Vice-Pr.efidents
of the Society, Iree of pottage "Or other
charges $ and Ihall diftinguilli his performance
by fome motto, device, or nther fignature,
at his pleafurc. Together with hk difcove-
ry, invention, or improvement, he fliill al
fo fend a fealed letter, containing the fame
motto, device, or fignature, and fubferibed
with the real name and place of refidence of
' the author
. II., Perfons of any nation, fe&, . or deno.
mmauon whatever, Ihall, be a Jmitted as can
didates for this premium.
111. Nodifcovery, invention, or improve
ment ftiall be entitled - to this premium, which
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naiuuccu aircauy puDinnea, or 10 r wnicn
the author hath been publicly rewarded elfe
where. ' 'J ' t
" c wmuiuaic man conununitaic in
difcovery, invention, or improvement, ei
ther uvtlic Enplifli. French, Gertian. or
Latin language' , ;,,
V. All luch communications ihall be pub
licly read or exhibited to the fociety, at iome
Ibted meeting, not lefs than one month pre.
yious to the day of adjudication and ihall
at all times be open to the infpccVion of fuch
members as fiiall defire it. But no member
ihall carry home with him the communicati.
on, defcription, or model, except the officer
to whom it fliall be entrufted j nor ihall fuch
uificcr part w ith the fame out of his cuftody,
without a fpcciai order of the fociety for that
purpolc.
VI. The fociety having previoopy refer
red , he feveral communications, from can
dtdate& for the nrrmiiitn then denendinc. to
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the cotilidcration of the twelve counfellors J
ana other omce rs of the loaety, ana having
received their report thereon,-(h$, at one
f their ftated meetings, In th'einohth of
December, annually, after the xpiraln of
thiscorrfnt year, (of the time ndp'acey to
gcihcr with the particular occsfvon of which
. vc worxny.01 tr.e propoied, "ptemi
,ym ?" 'If this qnellioa be'deteniuned in' the
tega wMf bofinefs ftiall be deferred
l!i T?01'5 -ut if m the &ffinnative,
t ty' hili Procec1 to determine," by
W. given by the members at-Targe, the
dUcovery,;inventionf or improvement raoft
ufeful and worthy. And that difcovery; iri-
found have a majority of concurring votes
?Yy. dc lucceisrui. And then.
And not TiLt-rTHEjrr the realed letter ac-"
compiyirigthe crowned performance, ihall
be opened and the name of the author an-
nounced as theperfoh entitled to the faid
premium,
Vir. No member of he bciety who is a
wdate for the premium then depending,
or who batH not previoufty declared to the
fooctyf. rather, by. Worf or writing, tht he
hatconfidcred and Weighed, ac5firtfothe
beft ot hisjudgmentthecamjjarative'inerits
of thefeveral daimsthenimdertonfideration,
ihall fit in judgment, tr give his vote b a
warding the (aid premium.
VI II. A full account of the crowned fub
jel ihall be publiihed by the fociety as foon
as may be, after the adjudication, either in a
feparate. publication, or in the next fucceed
ing volume of their traniaclions, or in both.
IX. Th unfuccefsful performance, ihall
.remain under confidcration, and their au
thors be" confidered as candidates for the pre
mium, for five years next fucceeding the
time of their prefentment j except fuch per
formances as their authors may, in the mean
time, think fit to withdraw : And the focie
tv ihall annually . publiih anv abfti-acl of the
titles, objea, or fubjeel: matter of the com
munications fo under confideration, fuch on
ly excepted as the fociety ihall thinknot wor
thy of public notice. . .' '
X. The letters containing the names of
authors whofe performances ihall be reject
ed, or which ihall be found unfuccefsful af
ter a trial of five year's, ihall be burnt . before
the fociety without breaking the feals.
XI. In cafe there ihould be a failure, in
any year, of any communication worthy of
the propofedi premium, there will then tv
two premiums to be awarded in the next
year But no accumulation of premiums
ihall entitle an author to more than one pre
mium for any difcovery, invention, or im
provement '
XII The premium (hall confift of an oval
plate, of iblid ftandard gold, the value of
Ttn Guineas. 7 On one fide thereof ihall
be neatly engraved a"iKort latin motto fuittd
to the occafion together with thefe words.
The premium of J. H. DE MAGELLAN,
or London.- mtablished in the Vear
1786. And on the other fide of the plate
ihall bi engraved thefe words, Awarded
BY THE A. P. S. to i , rORHIS
DISCOVERY or
en, by public adve rtifemcntl proceed to the
final :
idnnlicatuiii nfthi faid tirciokaa t and
aftrr An nndiatrm KiI. 9 vmc Ihall firft
be taken vn this qucftion, vh, ' Whether
, A. D
, y resident And the fealof
Ithe lociety ihall be annexed to the faid gol
den plate, by ribband pafling through a fma'l
hole near the lower edge' thereof.
Hepubliihcd by order of the fociety,
W. BARTON, 7 c .
JOHN BLEAKLEY, j
Philadelphia, I
May, 1796- 3 '
Printers of News-Papers and other pcri
, odkal publitations, in the United States and
In Europe,- arc rcqucfted to republifli the a ,
bove notification; ' .- - -
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F O K S AL E,
TllEhoufe and lots, now occupied by
Mr. William Shepard, the lots may tc
hadTeparately or together. fo one lot
on broad ftreet,ncar the Court-Houfe, tnd
one houfe and lot, adjoining Mr Thomas
Cox ,. '.
fbe whole" the property of Mrs. Marr
Edwarli - - NATIlAN SMITiL .
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