Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1898 |
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xxi. oldal
... less than the gross expenditures , $ 68,805.57 , as above stated . All moneys received by the Smithsonian Institution from interest , sales , refunding of moneys temporarily advanced , or otherwise , are deposited with the Treasurer of ...
... less than the gross expenditures , $ 68,805.57 , as above stated . All moneys received by the Smithsonian Institution from interest , sales , refunding of moneys temporarily advanced , or otherwise , are deposited with the Treasurer of ...
l. oldal
... less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars . SEC . 6. That the commission appointed under this Act shall not be entitled to any compensation for their services out of the Treasury of the United States , except their actual ...
... less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars . SEC . 6. That the commission appointed under this Act shall not be entitled to any compensation for their services out of the Treasury of the United States , except their actual ...
6. oldal
... less than 7 pounds . This engine is employed in turning aerial propellers which move the aerodrome forward , so that it is sustained by the reaction of the air under its sup- porting surfaces . I should , in further explanation of what ...
... less than 7 pounds . This engine is employed in turning aerial propellers which move the aerodrome forward , so that it is sustained by the reaction of the air under its sup- porting surfaces . I should , in further explanation of what ...
18. oldal
... less extent , paying in many cases higher salaries to their officers and employees , are able to expend , as in the instance alluded to , thirteen times the amount on collections . All these are reasons why , in spite of the most ...
... less extent , paying in many cases higher salaries to their officers and employees , are able to expend , as in the instance alluded to , thirteen times the amount on collections . All these are reasons why , in spite of the most ...
19. oldal
Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents. those stated , is paid at rates considerably less than for similar service in the Executive Departments . I again most earnestly commend this most regrettable state of affairs to the attention ...
Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents. those stated , is paid at rates considerably less than for similar service in the Executive Departments . I again most earnestly commend this most regrettable state of affairs to the attention ...
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5. oldal - ... shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia and the other half from the Treasury of the United States...
x. oldal - Washington, during the time for which they shall hold their respective offices ; three members of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives, together with six other persons, other than members of Congress, two of whom shall be...
92. oldal - Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into system runs, What other planets circle other suns, What varied being peoples every star, May tell why Heaven has made us as we are.
4. oldal - For continuing the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government, and from other sources...
x. oldal - Institution, to be composed of the VicePresident, the Chief- Justice of the United States [and the Governor of the District of Columbia], three members of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives, together with six other persons, other than members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington...
146. oldal - In order to raise the critical point of hydrogen to about - 200°, from 2 to 5 per cent, of nitrogen or air was mixed with it. This is simply making an artificial gas containing a large proportion of hydrogen which is capable of liquefaction by the use of liquid air. The results are summed up in the following extract from the paper. " One thing can, however, be proved by the use of the gaseous mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen, namely, that...
xlvi. oldal - NATIONAL MUSEUM. For cases, furniture, fixtures, and appliances required for the exhibition and safekeeping of the collections of the National Museum, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, fifteen thousand dollars.
xlix. oldal - ... and materials as the heads of the several Departments and the directors of the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum may respectively decide shall be embraced in said Government exhibit. The President may also designate additional articles for exhibition.
81. oldal - Institution; and memoirs of a general character or on special topics that are of interest or value to the numerous correspondents of the Institution. It has been a prominent object of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, from a very early date, to enrich the annual report required of them by law with memoirs illustrating the more remarkable and important developments in physical and biological discovery, as well as showing the general character of the operations of the Institution...
7. oldal - Its motion was, in fact, so steady, that I think a glass of water on its surface would have remained unspilled. When the steam gave out again, it repeated for a second time the experience of the first trial when the steam had ceased, and settled gently and easily down. What height it reached at this trial I...