Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1856 |
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Página 7 - I mean stock to remain in this country, 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 305 - Nor motion of swift thought, less could his shield, Such ruin intercept : ten paces huge He back recoiled ; the tenth on bended knee His massy spear upstayed ; as if on earth Winds under ground, or waters forcing way Sidelong, had pushed a mountain from his seat, Half sunk with all his pines.
Página 84 - And the said regents shall make, from the interest of said fund, an appropriation, not exceeding an average of twenty-five thousand dollars annually, for the gradual formation of a library, composed of valuable works pertaining to all departments of human knowledge.
Página 42 - ... humidity of the room was so decreased that the bees required additional water in some form. A series of experiments was then tried to overcome the harmful conditions due to too low a humidity, and it was found possible to keep the bees in good condition at the higher temperature by supplying moisture. In the last annual report attention was called to the fact that under certain conditions no heat is produced by the bees and that at lower temperatures the production of heat begins. It has now...
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 be such as are not to be found in the United States.
Página 11 - To carry out the plan before described, a library will be required, consisting, 1st, of a complete collection of the transactions and proceedings of all the learned societies in the world; 2d, of the more important current periodical publications, and other works necessary in preparing the periodical reports.
Página 253 - G, i, j, and k, are of boxwood ; the other parts of brass or German silver. The screw O serves to adjust the mercury to the ivory point, and also, by raising the bag, so as to completely fill the cistern and tube with mercury, to put the instrument in condition for transportation."* 11 § 6.
Página 123 - ... would sicken or kill every species of fish on the coast, or drive them into the ocean far beyond the reach of the fishermen; blast the corn and grass on their farms; introduce diseases of various kinds; and smite with barrenness their sheep, horses and cattle, and even their own families.
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 125 - The Chinese employ it chiefly in the manufacture of lanterns, to strengthen or varnish the paper, and sometimes to thicken or give a gloss to silks or gauze.