Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1866 |
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... formerly stated , been far greater than was anticipated . Whether the portion of the work yet to be executed will much exceed in cost that which has • already been completed , will depend upon the price REPORT OF THE SECRETARY . 21.
... formerly stated , been far greater than was anticipated . Whether the portion of the work yet to be executed will much exceed in cost that which has • already been completed , will depend upon the price REPORT OF THE SECRETARY . 21.
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... greater portion of the observations were made by Mr. August Sonntag , well known to science by his previous labors in astronomy and physics . By his early death the expedition sustained a great loss , since through his aid still greater ...
... greater portion of the observations were made by Mr. August Sonntag , well known to science by his previous labors in astronomy and physics . By his early death the expedition sustained a great loss , since through his aid still greater ...
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... greater or less distance of the moon or parallax on the half - monthly inequality shows that diminution of distance produces a decrease in the time of the lagging of the water , and that the range of the tide is increased by three ...
... greater or less distance of the moon or parallax on the half - monthly inequality shows that diminution of distance produces a decrease in the time of the lagging of the water , and that the range of the tide is increased by three ...
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... greater than that of the wind . On an average in winter , during every fall of snow , the temperature was elevated 8 ° .6 , and in summer fell a degree and a half during a fall of snow or rain . The number of days in which snows fell ...
... greater than that of the wind . On an average in winter , during every fall of snow , the temperature was elevated 8 ° .6 , and in summer fell a degree and a half during a fall of snow or rain . The number of days in which snows fell ...
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... greater than the diurnal variation . In spring there is a well - marked maximum pressure , and in the autumn an equally well - exhibited minimum . It is found from all the observations , that the mean atmospheric pressure of the ...
... greater than the diurnal variation . In spring there is a well - marked maximum pressure , and in the autumn an equally well - exhibited minimum . It is found from all the observations , that the mean atmospheric pressure of the ...
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Page 7 - 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.
Page 11 - With reference to the collection of books, other than those mentioned above, catalogues of all the different libraries in the United States should be procured, in order that the valuable books first purchased may be such as are not to be found in the United States.
Page 10 - Some of the reports may be published annually, others at longer intervals, as the income of the institution, or the changes in the branches of knowledge, may indicate. 2. The reports are to be prepared by collaborators, eminent in the different branches of knowledge.
Page 465 - Act, it shall be lawful throughout the United States of America to employ the Weights and Measures of the Metric System...
Page 55 - The weary sun hath made a golden set, And by the bright tract of his fiery car Gives token of a goodly day tomorrow.
Page 120 - ... except during one month of each year, in the recess of Congress, when it may be closed for renovation. All the books, maps, and charts of the Smithsonian library shall be properly cared...
Page 121 - Treasury is authorized and directed to receive into the Treasury, on the same terms as the original bequest of James Smithson, such sums as the regents may, from time to time, see fit to deposit, not exceeding, with the original bequest, the sum of one million dollars. Provided, That this shall not operate as a limitation...
Page 466 - ... of the metric system ; and, until otherwise provided by law, one-half ounce avoirdupois shall be deemed and taken for postal purposes as the equivalent of fifteen grammes of the metric weights, and so adopted in progression ; and the rates of postage shall be applied accordingly.
Page 138 - A race that long has passed away Built them; a disciplined and populous race Heaped, with long toil, the earth, while yet the Greek Was hewing the Pentelicus to forms Of symmetry, and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon.
Page 8 - To increase knowledge : It is proposed — 1. To stimulate men of talent to make original researches by offering suitable rewards for memoirs containing new truths; and, 2. To appropriate annually a portion of the income for particular researches, under the direction of suitable persons.