Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1866 |
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... as can be adopted provi- sionally ; can be easily reduced to practice , receive modifications , or be abandoned , in whole or in part , without a sacrifice of the funds . 10. In order to compensate , in some measure ,
... as can be adopted provi- sionally ; can be easily reduced to practice , receive modifications , or be abandoned , in whole or in part , without a sacrifice of the funds . 10. In order to compensate , in some measure ,
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... measure , 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 . 11. In proportion to the wide field of ...
... measure , 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 . 11. In proportion to the wide field of ...
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... measurement of arcs of the meridian in various parts of the world . The compression , as deduced by Mr. Schott from all the observa- tions of the expedition under Dr. Hayes , is part of the polar ra- dius . The excess of the number of ...
... measurement of arcs of the meridian in various parts of the world . The compression , as deduced by Mr. Schott from all the observa- tions of the expedition under Dr. Hayes , is part of the polar ra- dius . The excess of the number of ...
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... measures , still the author failed to observe any traces of them . Only two systems of elevations occur in China of sufficient import- ance to have left a marked impress on the surface . These are the northeast - southwest and east ...
... measures , still the author failed to observe any traces of them . Only two systems of elevations occur in China of sufficient import- ance to have left a marked impress on the surface . These are the northeast - southwest and east ...
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... measures and chemi- cal equivalents . From this list it will be seen that the articles in the appendix con- sist principally of translations from foreign scientific publications not generally accessible to readers in this country , and ...
... measures and chemi- cal equivalents . From this list it will be seen that the articles in the appendix con- sist principally of translations from foreign scientific publications not generally accessible to readers in this country , and ...
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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.