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He has also , in his connection with the National Academy of Sciences , devoted
nearly all his time , for the space of two months , to investigations relative to the
proper form of meters for gauging the quantity of proof spirits produced by ...
He has also , in his connection with the National Academy of Sciences , devoted
nearly all his time , for the space of two months , to investigations relative to the
proper form of meters for gauging the quantity of proof spirits produced by ...
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It is a fact to which the statesman and the intelligent farmer cannot be too much
alive , that the great material prosperity of this country in the past has been due to
the large quantity of fertilizing material originally in the soil , and that this has ...
It is a fact to which the statesman and the intelligent farmer cannot be too much
alive , that the great material prosperity of this country in the past has been due to
the large quantity of fertilizing material originally in the soil , and that this has ...
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... and noting the height to which it has been wetted , in tenths and parts of tenths
of an inch . The quantity of water in a fall of snow is measured by melting a
column equal in diameter to that of the gauge . This is obtained by pressing the
gauge ...
... and noting the height to which it has been wetted , in tenths and parts of tenths
of an inch . The quantity of water in a fall of snow is measured by melting a
column equal in diameter to that of the gauge . This is obtained by pressing the
gauge ...
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... descended into a denser portion . An attempt was made to deduce the quantity
of the change from this hypothesis ; the result , however , was not entirely
satisfactory , an empirical change being assumed in the path near longitude 740 .
... descended into a denser portion . An attempt was made to deduce the quantity
of the change from this hypothesis ; the result , however , was not entirely
satisfactory , an empirical change being assumed in the path near longitude 740 .
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... the Thames began to give indications of receiving a larger quantity of
decomposing matter than it could purify or get rid of by the tide movement . In
1856 it became apparent in the summer months that the river emitted a
disagreeable stench .
... the Thames began to give indications of receiving a larger quantity of
decomposing matter than it could purify or get rid of by the tide movement . In
1856 it became apparent in the summer months that the river emitted a
disagreeable stench .
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Página 7 - The property is bequeathed to the United States of America, "to found at Washington, under the name of the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
Página 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.
Página 9 - ... of literary and scientific societies, and copies to be given to all the colleges and principal libraries in this country. One part of the remaining copies may be offered for sale, and the other carefully preserved, to form complete sets of the work, to supply the demand from new institutions.
Página 10 - The following are some of the subjects which may be embraced in the reports:* I. PHYSICAL CLASS. 1. Physics, including astronomy, natural philosophy, chemistry, and meteorology. 2. Natural history, including botany, zoology, geology, &c. 3. Agriculture. 4. Application of science to arts. II. MORAL AND POLITICAL CLASS. 5. Ethnology, including particular history, comparative philology, antiquities, &c.
Página 11 - It is believed that the collections in natural history will increase by donation as rapidly as the income of the Institution can make provision for their reception, and therefore it will seldom be necessary to purchase articles of this kind.
Página 11 - With reference to the collection of books, other than those mentioned above, catalogues of all the different libraries in the United States should be procured, in order that the valuable books first purchased may oe such as are not to be found in the United States.
Página 8 - No memoir on subjects of physical science to be accepted for publication which does not furnish, a positive addition to human knowledge, resting on original research; and all unverified speculations to be rejected.
Página 294 - Heat is a very brisk agitation of the insensible parts of the object, which produces in us that sensation from whence we denominate the object hot ; so what in our sensation is heat, in the object is nothing but motion.
Página 292 - The optic nerve passes from the brain to the back of the eyeball and there spreads out, to form the retina, a web of nerve filaments, on which the images of external objects are projected by the optical portion of the eye. This nerve is limited to the apprehension of the phenomena of radiation, and, notwithstanding its marvellous sensibility to certain impressions of this class, it is singularly obtuse to other impressions.
Página 11 - Resolved, That hereafter the annual appropriations shall be apportioned specifically among the different objects and operations of the Institution, in such manner as may, in the judgment of the Regents, be necessary and proper for each, according to its intrinsic importance, and a compliance in good faith with the law.
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| Título | Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution Mis. doc. Publication (Smithsonian Institution) |
| Autor | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents |
| Editor | The Institution, 1869 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 27 Mar 2007 |
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