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... regions . North of lat . 60 ° , he showed that there are indications that the strong current that comes down from the north , in the polar regions , veers toward the west , thus establishing a third system , which breaks up at about lat ...
... regions . North of lat . 60 ° , he showed that there are indications that the strong current that comes down from the north , in the polar regions , veers toward the west , thus establishing a third system , which breaks up at about lat ...
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... regions of various trees of our own country . He remarked that they mostly differ from European spe- cies , although analogous in general character . All the walnuts , he remarked , are distinct from European varieties , yet usually ...
... regions of various trees of our own country . He remarked that they mostly differ from European spe- cies , although analogous in general character . All the walnuts , he remarked , are distinct from European varieties , yet usually ...
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... ; there- fore the lowest of the embedded stumps must be nine feet below that level . Now this need not be at all surprising , when we reflect that the first growth of trees , in this region , FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE . 53.
... ; there- fore the lowest of the embedded stumps must be nine feet below that level . Now this need not be at all surprising , when we reflect that the first growth of trees , in this region , FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE . 53.
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... region , must have taken root on the surface of new - made ground , deposited from the Mississippi , and that ground , or deposite , of the depth of 1056 feet , with a continued ten- dency to settle into a more compact condition by ...
... region , must have taken root on the surface of new - made ground , deposited from the Mississippi , and that ground , or deposite , of the depth of 1056 feet , with a continued ten- dency to settle into a more compact condition by ...
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... region near the equator , and extending midway the Atlantic , from the shores of Africa , within which , instead of a N. E. trade - wind , as there is be- tween the same parallels , in other parts of the ocean , there is a regu- lar ...
... region near the equator , and extending midway the Atlantic , from the shores of Africa , within which , instead of a N. E. trade - wind , as there is be- tween the same parallels , in other parts of the ocean , there is a regu- lar ...
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Página 56 - But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
Página 131 - Resolved, That the thanks of this Association are due, and are hereby tendered to Dr.
Página 83 - Institution, and the name of the author (as far as practicable) concealed, unless a favorable decision be made. 6. The volumes of the memoirs to be exchanged for the Transactions 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 83 - Institution. 2. Appropriations in different years to different objects ; so that in course of time each branch of knowledge may receive a share. 3. The results obtained from these appropriations to be published, with the memoirs before mentioned, in the volumes of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.
Página 84 - ... are to be prepared by collaborators eminent in the different branches of knowledge. 3. Each collaborator to be furnished with the journals and publications, domestic and foreign, necessary to the compilation of his report; to be paid a certain sum for his labors, and to be named on the title-page of the report. 4. The reports to be published in separate parts, so that persons interested in a particular branch can procure the parts relating to it without purchasing the whole. 5. These reports...
Página 80 - FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN.
Página 84 - The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.
Página 81 - Regents the power of adopting such other parts of an organization as they may deem best suited to promote the objects of the bequest. "After much deliberation, the Regents resolved to divide the annual income...
Página 8 - The objects of the Association are, by periodical and migratory meetings, to promote intercourse between those who are cultivating science In different parts of America, to give a stronger and more general impulse and more systematic direction to scientific research, and to procure for the labors of scientific men increased facilities and a wider usefulness.
Página 83 - Each memoir presented to the institution to be submitted for examination to a commission of persons of reputation for learning in the branch to which the memoir pertains ; and to be accepted for publication only in case the report of this commission is favorable.