Scientific Societies in the United StatesColumbia University Press, 1958 - 297 pages Looks at scientific societies in the United States such as the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Smithsonian Institute, and others including municipal societies for their pursuits of many scientific branches from anthropology to zoology. |
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Page 108
... affiliated associations . 36 , 37 A number of industrial firms , for example , the Westinghouse Ma- chine Company , East Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , and the General Elec- tric Company , Schenectady , New York , were pioneering before ...
... affiliated associations . 36 , 37 A number of industrial firms , for example , the Westinghouse Ma- chine Company , East Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , and the General Elec- tric Company , Schenectady , New York , were pioneering before ...
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... Affiliated Societies " were recognized in the Consti- tution of 1899,87 and in 1901 they were given representation on the Council.88 By 1910 thirty societies met in convocation with the Asso- ciation , and by 1916 the number had risen ...
... Affiliated Societies " were recognized in the Consti- tution of 1899,87 and in 1901 they were given representation on the Council.88 By 1910 thirty societies met in convocation with the Asso- ciation , and by 1916 the number had risen ...
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... affiliated ; for example , the American Association for the Advancement of Science . It is a hori- zontal combination in that it is an association representing some thirty state academies , devoted to one and the same object , though a ...
... affiliated ; for example , the American Association for the Advancement of Science . It is a hori- zontal combination in that it is an association representing some thirty state academies , devoted to one and the same object , though a ...
Contents
Scientific Societies in Eighteenth Century America | 1 |
National Growth 18001865 | 28 |
The Triumph of Specialization 18661918 | 85 |
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