Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian Institution, 1859 Vols for 1849-1963/64 include "General appendix to the Smithsonian report" (varies slightly) |
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... latter were given to the Institution for distribution . The volume was restricted in size to 440 pages , and the wood - cuts were furnished , as usual , at the expense of the Smithsonian fund . The statement may be again repeated that ...
... latter were given to the Institution for distribution . The volume was restricted in size to 440 pages , and the wood - cuts were furnished , as usual , at the expense of the Smithsonian fund . The statement may be again repeated that ...
28. oldal
... latter was projected . This instrument was invented in 1842 by Rev. Thomas Hill , has since been improved , and now affords a ready means of de- lineating the general phases of an eclipse , as exhibited over a large portion of the earth ...
... latter was projected . This instrument was invented in 1842 by Rev. Thomas Hill , has since been improved , and now affords a ready means of de- lineating the general phases of an eclipse , as exhibited over a large portion of the earth ...
29. oldal
... latter . Copies of five parts of the continuation have been received , and will be distributed in exchange for other works of foreign authors of the same class . This work has been patronized by the State , and is alike creditable to ...
... latter . Copies of five parts of the continuation have been received , and will be distributed in exchange for other works of foreign authors of the same class . This work has been patronized by the State , and is alike creditable to ...
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... latter item to be distributed as follows , viz : $ 20 to each observer to pay for the printing and postage of the slips con- taining his monthly observations , $ 5 per station to the superintendent for his expenses , and $ 14 per ...
... latter item to be distributed as follows , viz : $ 20 to each observer to pay for the printing and postage of the slips con- taining his monthly observations , $ 5 per station to the superintendent for his expenses , and $ 14 per ...
55. oldal
... latter it is proposed to make as com- plete as possible , so as to exhibit to visitors from all parts of the Union a full series of natural objects belonging to each State . In view of the importance of having some one public museum ...
... latter it is proposed to make as com- plete as possible , so as to exhibit to visitors from all parts of the Union a full series of natural objects belonging to each State . In view of the importance of having some one public museum ...
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7. oldal - I mean stock to remain in this country, to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
211. oldal - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron ; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
13. oldal - That, in proportion as suitable arrangements can be made for their reception, all objects of art and of foreign and curious research, and all objects of natural history, plants, and geological and mineralogical specimens, belonging, or hereafter to belong, to the United States, which may be in the city of Washington...
9. oldal - The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.
11. oldal - Also catalogues of memoirs, and of books in foreign libraries, and other materials, should be collected for rendering the institution a centre of bibliographical knowledge, whence the student may be directed to any work which he may require.
9. oldal - ... 3. The results obtained from these appropriations to be published with the memoirs before mentioned, in the volumes of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 4. Examples of objects for which appropriations may be made. (1.) System of extended meteorological observations for solving the problem of American storms.
11. oldal - With reference to the collection of books, other than those mentioned above, catalogues of all the different libraries in the United States...
8. oldal - In order to make up for the loss of time occasioned by the delay of eight years in establishing the Institution, a considerable portion of the interest which has accrued should be added to the principal.
8. oldal - It should be recollected that mankind in general are to be benefited by the bequest, and that, therefore, all unnecessary expenditure on local objects would be a perversion of the trust. 14. Besides the foregoing considerations deduced immediately from the will of Smithson, regard must be had to certain requirements of the act of Congress establishing the...
7. oldal - These two objects should not be confounded with one another. The first is to enlarge the existing stock of knowledge by the addition of new truths ; and the second, to disseminate knowledge, thus increased, among men. 6. The will makes no restriction in favor of any particular kind of knowledge ; hence all branches are entitled to a share of attention.