The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896 : the history of its first half century / edited by George Brown Goode.
| Author/creator | Smithsonian Institution |
| Other author | Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | City of Washington [D.C.] : [publisher not identified], 1897. |
| Description | x, 856 pages, 22 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Preface / the President of the United States -- Introduction / the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution -- History of the Smithsonian Institution : I. James Smithson / S.P. Langley. II. The founding of the institution, 1835-1846 / G.B. Goode. III. The establishment and the board of regents / G.B. Goode. IV. The three secretaries / G.B. Goode. V. The benefactors / S.P. Langley. VI. The Smithsonian building and grounds / G.B. Goode. VII. The Smithsonian library / C. Adler. VIII. The U.S. National Museum / F.W. True. IX. Bureau of American ethnology / W.J. McGee. X. The international exchange system / W.C. Winlock. X. The astrophysical observatory / S.P. Langley. XII. The National zoölogical park / F. Baker. XIII. Exploration work of the Smithsonian Institution / F.W. True. XIV. The Smithsonian publications / C. Adler. XV. Biographical sketch of George Brown Goode / D.S. Jordan -- Appreciations of the work of the Smithsonian institution : I. Physics / T.C. Mendenhall. II. Mathematics / R.S. Woodward. III. Astronomy / E.S. Holden. IV. Chemistry / M. Benjamin. V. Geology and mineralogy / W.N. Rice. VI. Meteorology / M. Benjamin. VII. Paleontology / E.D. Cope. VIII. Botany / W.G. Farlow. IX. Zoölogy / T. Gill. X. Anthropology / J.W. Fewkes. XI. Geography / G.G. Hubbard. XII. Bibliography / H.C. Botton. XIII. The coöperation of the Smithsonian Institution with other institutions of learning / 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 / J.S. Billings. XV. Relation between the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress / A.R. Spofford -- Appendix : Principal events in the history of the institution / comp. by W.J. Rhees -- Index. |
| Local note | Science. |
| Local note | 2010A854200. |
| General note | Title-vignette. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 85097. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2010. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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