Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Volumes 17-18

<p>This collection comprises Volumes 17 and 18 of the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science offering a detailed snapshot of scientific inquiry and discourse during the late 1860s. These volumes present a wide array of papers discussions and reports delivered at the Association's annual meetings reflecting the key scientific concerns and advancements of the era.</p> <p>Readers will find valuable primary source material relating to various fields including natural history mathematics physics chemistry and anthropology. The proceedings capture the spirit of scientific collaboration and the exchange of ideas that characterized the growth of American science in the 19th century. Researchers and historians of science will appreciate the depth and breadth of topics covered providing insights into the intellectual landscape of the time. This historical record is an essential resource for understanding the development of scientific thought and practice in America.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>