Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1866 |
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... surface . These are the northeast - southwest and east - west . The northeast system determines the outline of Asia east of the 110th meridian , and coincides with the middle course of the Yangtse Kiang and the lower course of the Amur ...
... surface . These are the northeast - southwest and east - west . The northeast system determines the outline of Asia east of the 110th meridian , and coincides with the middle course of the Yangtse Kiang and the lower course of the Amur ...
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... surface of a map of the ocean into squares of ten degrees on a side , and in recording within each of these the di- rections of the winds obtained from the log - books of the vessels which had traversed the several regions . In this way ...
... surface of a map of the ocean into squares of ten degrees on a side , and in recording within each of these the di- rections of the winds obtained from the log - books of the vessels which had traversed the several regions . In this way ...
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... surface of the country being slightly rolling on the general level of the bluffs . For some twenty - five or thirty miles east and west these bluffs show outcrops of a cretaceous limestone , corresponding with the mauvaises terres north ...
... surface of the country being slightly rolling on the general level of the bluffs . For some twenty - five or thirty miles east and west these bluffs show outcrops of a cretaceous limestone , corresponding with the mauvaises terres north ...
Page 125
... surface of the earth is from two to three feet . It diminishes in size a little from the earth to its apex , which is irregularly rounded . How far it is imbedded in the earth had never been ascertained . Some small pieces , or chips ...
... surface of the earth is from two to three feet . It diminishes in size a little from the earth to its apex , which is irregularly rounded . How far it is imbedded in the earth had never been ascertained . Some small pieces , or chips ...
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... surface of the wall ; that the cheeks should be parallel to the sides of the sector of fire ; and to render practicable these arrangements he invented the " affut à aiguille , " ( carriage with tongue , ) which has served as the type of ...
... surface of the wall ; that the cheeks should be parallel to the sides of the sector of fire ; and to render practicable these arrangements he invented the " affut à aiguille , " ( carriage with tongue , ) which has served as the type of ...
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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.