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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... object of promoting " useful improvements in agriculture " it raised money for premiums , and during the first eight years of its existence it published many articles in newspapers and pamphlets.80 The Society for Promoting Agriculture ...
... object of promoting " useful improvements in agriculture " it raised money for premiums , and during the first eight years of its existence it published many articles in newspapers and pamphlets.80 The Society for Promoting Agriculture ...
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... object was described to be the " encouragement of manu- factures and the Mechanic and Useful Arts , by the establishment of Popular Lectures . . . by offering Premiums on all objects deemed worthy of encouragement , by examining all new ...
... object was described to be the " encouragement of manu- factures and the Mechanic and Useful Arts , by the establishment of Popular Lectures . . . by offering Premiums on all objects deemed worthy of encouragement , by examining all new ...
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... object secondary to this will be to secure the universal adoption of common units of measure for the expression of quantities which require to be stated in presenting the results of physical observation or investigation , and for which ...
... object secondary to this will be to secure the universal adoption of common units of measure for the expression of quantities which require to be stated in presenting the results of physical observation or investigation , and for which ...
Contents
Scientific Societies in Eighteenth Century America | 1 |
National Growth 18001865 | 28 |
The Triumph of Specialization 18661918 | 85 |
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