Selected Writings
His first publication (1824–1825) was the Report of his geological survey of the state of North Carolina. It was followed by various text-books on natural philosophy and astronomy, but he is chiefly known to the scientific world for his observations on hail (1830), meteors and the aurora borealis (see Smithsonian Contributions, vol. viii, Washington, 1850). Others:
- Student's Commonplace Books (New Haven, 1828)
- Introduction to Natural Philosophy (2 vols., New York, 1831)
- Compendium of Natural Philosophy (1832)
- Observations on the Meteors of November 13th, 1833 (1834)
- Introduction to Astronomy (1839)
- Compendium of Astronomy (1841)
- Letters on Astronomy, Addressed to a Lady (1841)
- Life and Writings of Ebenezer Porter Mason (New York, 1842)
- Rudiments of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy (Cincinnati, 1844)
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