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... idea of the complex nature of the investigation of the phenomena of the tides , resulting not alone from the direct action of the moon and sun , but also modified by the superposition of the derived tide of the Atlantic , and by the ...
... idea of the complex nature of the investigation of the phenomena of the tides , resulting not alone from the direct action of the moon and sun , but also modified by the superposition of the derived tide of the Atlantic , and by the ...
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... idea of the climate of a wide region , of the progress of atmospheric changes , nor can they furnish an approxi- mation to the general laws of the recurrence of phenomena . For this purpose a system of observation must be established ...
... idea of the climate of a wide region , of the progress of atmospheric changes , nor can they furnish an approxi- mation to the general laws of the recurrence of phenomena . For this purpose a system of observation must be established ...
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... idea that the natives of Wales and Cornwall were themselves of Phoenician derivation . Now , my dear sir , would it be too much trouble for you to look into the records of the Indian bureau , and ascertain whether there is any record of ...
... idea that the natives of Wales and Cornwall were themselves of Phoenician derivation . Now , my dear sir , would it be too much trouble for you to look into the records of the Indian bureau , and ascertain whether there is any record of ...
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... idea , at least , of the arguments and views contained in these documents . An elaborate report of 1826 , from which I quote , gives a general résumé of the principles which have guided the labors of the board , and of the results ...
... idea , at least , of the arguments and views contained in these documents . An elaborate report of 1826 , from which I quote , gives a general résumé of the principles which have guided the labors of the board , and of the results ...
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... idea that a favorite object of the enemy is foreseen , he will not fail to push his forces upon the places thus left without protection . This mode of defence is liable to the further objections of being exposed to fatal disasters ...
... idea that a favorite object of the enemy is foreseen , he will not fail to push his forces upon the places thus left without protection . This mode of defence is liable to the further objections of being exposed to fatal disasters ...
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Page 10 - DETAILS OF THE PLAN FOR DIFFUSING KNOWLEDGE I. By the publication of 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.
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.
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Page 140 - States," has organized them so as to produce their full effect ; whether your own experience in the several States has not detected some imperfections in the scheme ; and whether a material feature, in an improvement of it, ought not to be to afford an opportunity for the study of those branches of the military art, which can scarcely ever be attained by practice alone.
Page 8 - ... be considered, but also the continual expense of keeping it in repair, and of the support of the establishment necessarily connected with it. There should also be but few individuals permanently supported by the Institution. 12. The plan and dimensions of the building should be determined by the plan of the organization, and not the converse.
Page 121 - The Secretary of the 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.
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Page 9 - ... and the other carefully preserved, to form complete sets of the work, to supply the demand from new institutions. 7. An abstract, or popular account, of the contents of these memoirs to be given to the public through the annual report of the Regente to Congress.