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Conditions of the Magellanic Premium. 



M. JOHN Hyacinth De Magellan, in London, having fometime ago 

 offered as a donation, to the American Philolophical Society held at Phi- 

 ladelphia for promoting ufeful knowledge, the (urn of two hundred guineas, 

 to be by them veited in a fecure and permanent fund, to the end that the 

 int reft arifing therefrom fhould be annually dilpofed of in premiums, to be 

 adjudged by the fociety, to the author of the bell difrovery, or mod ufef. I 

 invention, relating to navigation, aftronomy, or natural philofophy (mere 

 natural hiltory only excepted) and the fociety having accepted of the above 

 donation, hereby publifh the conditions, prefcribed by the donor, and 

 agreed to by the fociety, upon which the faid annual premiums will be 

 awarded. 



1. The candidate fhall fend his difcovery, invention, or improvement, 

 addreffed to the Prefident, or one of the Vice-Prefidents of the fociety, 

 free of poltage or other charges; and fhall diftiuguilh his performance by 

 fome motto device or other fignature, at his pleature. Together with his 

 difcovery, invention, or improvement, he fhall alfo fend a fealed letter, con- 

 taining the fame motto device or fignature, and fubferibed with the real 

 name, and place of refidence of the author. 



2. Perfons of any nation, feci, or denomination whatever, fhall be ad- 

 mitted as candidates (or this premium. 



3. No difcovery, invention, or improvement fhall be entitled to this 

 premium, which hath been already publilhed,. or for which the author hath 

 been publicly rewarded elfe where. 



4. The candidate fhall communicate his difcovery, invention, or improve- 

 ment, either in the Englifh, French, German, or Latin language. 



5. All fuch communications fhall be publickly read, or exhibited to the 

 fociety, at fome ltated meeting, not lefs than one month previous to the 

 day of adjudication; and fhall at all times be open to the infpection 

 of fuch members as fhall defire it. But no member fhall carry home 

 with him the communication, defcription, or model, except the officer 

 to whom it fhall be intruded; nor fhall fuch officer part with the fame 

 out of his cuftody, without a fpecial order of the fociety for that pur- 

 pofe. 



6. The fociety having previoufly referred the feveral communications. 

 from candidates for the premium then depending, to the confideration of 

 the twelve councellors and other officers of the fociety, and having re- 



