Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1866 |
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... far as related to the current income , but the question relative to the differ- ence between the payment of the interest which had previously accrued in currency or in coin has not been settled 20 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY .
... far as related to the current income , but the question relative to the differ- ence between the payment of the interest which had previously accrued in currency or in coin has not been settled 20 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY .
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... question may now be asked with propriety , whether , since this building was erected by its own agents , in conformity with a law of Congress , an appropriation should not be made to restore it in fire - proof materials , and to devote ...
... question may now be asked with propriety , whether , since this building was erected by its own agents , in conformity with a law of Congress , an appropriation should not be made to restore it in fire - proof materials , and to devote ...
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... question of the existence of such a planet . 4. To construct general tables and formulæ , by which the place of Neptune may be found at any time , and more particularly between the years 1,600 and 2,000 . The work is divided into five ...
... question of the existence of such a planet . 4. To construct general tables and formulæ , by which the place of Neptune may be found at any time , and more particularly between the years 1,600 and 2,000 . The work is divided into five ...
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... question , with those which the Institution has published relative to the observations made by the expedition under the direction of Dr. Kane , and that under Sir F. L. McClin- tock , and the discussion of the observations made at ...
... question , with those which the Institution has published relative to the observations made by the expedition under the direction of Dr. Kane , and that under Sir F. L. McClin- tock , and the discussion of the observations made at ...
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... questions proposed by various scientific societies in Europe ; a report on the French scientific exploration of Mexico ; an account of a jour- ney to the Youcan , by W. W. Kirby , of an exploration in Upper California , by John Feilner ...
... questions proposed by various scientific societies in Europe ; a report on the French scientific exploration of Mexico ; an account of a jour- ney to the Youcan , by W. W. Kirby , of an exploration in Upper California , by John Feilner ...
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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.