Memoir on the scientific character and researches of the late James Smithson, Esq., F.R.S. /
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Author / Creator: | Johnson, Walter R. (Walter Rogers), 1794-1852 |
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Imprint: | Philadelphia : Barrett and Jones, printers, 1844. |
Description: | 25 p. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Smithson, James, -- 1765-1829. National Institute for the Promotion of Science -- History. Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Washington (D.C.) |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
Local Note: | Scanned copy imperfect: stain or tear on p. 25, affecting one word of text. Biography; Science; Finance. |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8677408 |
Other authors / contributors: | National Institute for the Promotion of Science. |
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Notes: | Argues on behalf of the National Institute's claim to the Smithson bequest. "Read before the National Institute, Washington, April 6, 1844." Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. Sabin no. 84989. Includes bibliographical references. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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