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 p., 1 l., 856 p. incl. plan. front., plates, ports. 29 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Smithsonian Institution -- History. Smithsonian Institution. Science.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/732287

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Other authors / contributors:	Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896 ed.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. 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.
Govt.docs classification:	SI 1.2:Sm 6/2

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

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