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...dollars, as a premium to the author of any important discovery or useful improvement in light or in heat, which shall have been made and published by printing, or in any way made known to the public, iu any part of the continent of America, or any of the American islands ; preference being always given...

...most Important Discovery or useful Improvement ... on Heat or on Light, the preference always being given to such Discoveries as shall in the Opinion of the Academy tend most to promote the good of Mankind."9 94 Late in 1798 the count, obviously hoping for a government appointment, informed Rufus...

...dollars, as a premium to the author of any important discovery or useful improvement in light or in heat, which shall have been made and published by printing,...Academy, tend most to promote the good of mankind. At the annual meeting of 1885, the Academy awarded the Rumford premium to Thomas Alva Kdison for his...

...dollars, as a Premium to the author of any important discovery or useful improvement in light or heat, which shall have been made and published by printing,...America, or any of the American Islands; preference always being given to such discoveries as, in the opinion of the Academy, shall tend most to promote...

...important discovery or useful improvement in light or heat, which shall have been made and pubished by printing, or in any way made known to the public,...America, or any of the American Islands; preference always being given to such discoveries as, in the opinion of the Academy, shall tend most to promote...

...medals "to the author of any important discovery or useful improvement on light or on heat, which sliajl have been made and published by printing, or in any...public, in any part of the continent of America or of any of the American islands ; preference being always given to such discoveries as shall, in the...

...premium to the author of the most important discovery or useful improvement which shall be made or published by printing, or in any way made known to the public in any part of Europe during the preceding two years on heat or on light, the preference always being given to such...

...given *' to the author of the most important discovery or useful improvement, which shall be m ide and published by printing or in any way made known to the publick, in any part of the Continent of America or in any of the American Islands, during the preceding...

...public in any part of Europe, during the preceding two years, on heat or light; the preference to be always given to such discoveries as shall in the opinion of the president and council tend most to the benefit of mankind. To his ac* tivc exertions also must be chiefly...