The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896 : the history of its first half century /

The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896 : the history of its first half century /

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Corporate author / creator:Smithsonian Institution.
Imprint:Washington, 1897.
Description:x, 856 p. : plans, plates, ports.
Language:English
Series:Library of American civilization ; LAC 12640.
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution -- History.
Smithsonian Institution.
History.
Format: Microform U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1802585
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Other authors / contributors:Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896.
Notes:Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources, 1970. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 12640)
Table of Contents:
  • Preface, by the President of the United States
  • Introduction, by the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
  • History of the Smithsonian Institution: I. James Smithson, by S.P. Langley
  • II. The founding of the institution, 1835-1846, by G.B. Goode
  • III. The establishment and the board of regents, by G.B. Goode
  • IV. The three secretaries, by G.B. Goode
  • V. The benefactors, by S.P. Langley
  • VI. The Smithsonian building and grounds, by G.B. Goode
  • VII. The Smithsonian library, by C. Adler
  • VIII. The U.S. National Museum, by F.W. True
  • IX. Bureau of American ethnology, by W.J. McGee
  • X. The international exchange system, by W.C. Winlock
  • XI. The astrophysical observatory, by S.P. Langley
  • XII. The National zoölogical park, by F. Baker
  • XIII. Exploration work of the Smithsonian Institution, by F.W. True
  • XIV. The Smithsonian publications, by C. Adler
  • XV. Biographical sketch of George Brown Goode, by D.S. Jordan.
  • Appreciations of the work of the Smithsonian institution
  • I. Physics, by T.C. Mendenhall
  • II. Mathematics, by R.S. Woodward
  • III. Astronomy, by E.S. Holden
  • IV. Chemistry, by M. Benjamin
  • V. Geology and mineralogy, by W.N. Rice
  • VI. Meteorology, by M. Benjamin
  • VII. Paleontology, by E.D. Cope
  • VIII. Botany, by W.G. Farlow
  • IX. Zoölogy, by T. Gill
  • X. Anthropology, by J.W. Fewkes
  • XI. Geography, by G.G. Hubbard
  • XII. Bibliography, by H.C. Botton
  • XIII. The coöperation of the Smithsonian Institution with other institutions of learning, by D.C. Gilman
  • XIV. The influence of the Smithsonian Institution upon the development of libraries, the organization and work of societies and the publication of scientific literature in the United States, by J.S. Billings
  • XV. Relation between the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress, by A.R. Spofford
  • Appendix: Principal events in the history of the institution, comp. by W.J. Rhees
  • index.

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