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 110
... branch of zoology , new societies for the study of it sprang up . The American Association of Economic Entomologists was ... branches of zoology41 and came to have specialized societies devoted to it . Thus 39 " Whereas , the objects for ...
... branch of zoology , new societies for the study of it sprang up . The American Association of Economic Entomologists was ... branches of zoology41 and came to have specialized societies devoted to it . Thus 39 " Whereas , the objects for ...
Page 127
... branches of the association in places where the members are prepared to conduct branches which will forward the objects of the association . Resolved , That the standing committee on organization and member- ship be instructed to ...
... branches of the association in places where the members are prepared to conduct branches which will forward the objects of the association . Resolved , That the standing committee on organization and member- ship be instructed to ...
Page 178
... branches of learning . The formation of national research councils composed of representatives from a group of federated societies has become one of the most important ways evolved for bringing about the coordination of scientific ...
... branches of learning . The formation of national research councils composed of representatives from a group of federated societies has become one of the most important ways evolved for bringing about the coordination of scientific ...
Contents
Scientific Societies in Eighteenth Century America | 1 |
National Growth 18001865 | 28 |
The Triumph of Specialization 18661918 | 85 |
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