420 STATUTES OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



as a Premium to the author of any important discovery or useful 

 improvement in light or heat, which shall have been made and pub- 

 lished by printing, or in any way made known to the public, in any 

 part of the continent of America, or any of the American Islands; 

 preference always being given to such discoveries as, in the opinion of 

 the Academy, shall tend most to promote the good of mankind ; and, 

 if the Academy sees fit, to add to such medals, as a further Premium 

 for such discovery and improvement, a sum of money not exceeding 

 three hundred dollars. 



