Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Том 17Smithsonian Institution, 1879 |
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... desire for posthu- mous fame has induced some to erect monuments to themselves by founding libraries , others by endowing schools of learning or chari- table establishments ; but very few have succeeded in devising a plan by which their ...
... desire for posthu- mous fame has induced some to erect monuments to themselves by founding libraries , others by endowing schools of learning or chari- table establishments ; but very few have succeeded in devising a plan by which their ...
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... desire of my said executors to put my property under the management of the court of chancery . To John Fitall ... desires it , these sums of money be let remain in his hands at an interest of five per cent . for five years after the date ...
... desire of my said executors to put my property under the management of the court of chancery . To John Fitall ... desires it , these sums of money be let remain in his hands at an interest of five per cent . for five years after the date ...
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... desire and duty to keep you informed of what is going on , I hope it will not be inferred that there are relaxations in either ; since it is very likely to happen , as has been the case since the date of my last letter , that whilst I ...
... desire and duty to keep you informed of what is going on , I hope it will not be inferred that there are relaxations in either ; since it is very likely to happen , as has been the case since the date of my last letter , that whilst I ...
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Smithsonian Institution. they suppose that the United States would not desire to take the bequest through any oversight in the court or At- torney General , admitting either to be possible in a case of this publicity ; but only if the ...
Smithsonian Institution. they suppose that the United States would not desire to take the bequest through any oversight in the court or At- torney General , admitting either to be possible in a case of this publicity ; but only if the ...
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... delays might such a turn in the case be likely , under all the circumstances , to lead to ? As I have so repeatedly made known to you my desire for the speediest decision of the case that may be 48 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
... delays might such a turn in the case be likely , under all the circumstances , to lead to ? As I have so repeatedly made known to you my desire for the speediest decision of the case that may be 48 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
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accruing act of Congress adopted amendment amount annual applied appointed appropriation Arkansas astronomical Attending authorized Batut bill board of managers Board of Regents bonds building city of Washington claim copies court of chancery dated December Department diffusing knowledge diffusion of knowledge duty erection establishment expenses favor February February 27 further enacted gentleman Government hereby honor HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hundred increase and diffusion insti interest invested James Smithson January JOHN FORSYTH John Quincy Adams July knowledge among men lectures legacy letter LEVI WOODBURY ment motion museum necessary obedient servant object observatory officers opinion paid payable present President principal printed Professor proper proposed purpose question received referred Richard Rush scientific Secretary Senate session Smith Smithsonian bequest Smithsonian fund Smithsonian Institution sonian Institution testator thousand dollars tion Treasury trust United Warrant whole
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Стр. 2 - I mean stock to remain in this country) to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
Стр. 483 - Institution", to be composed of the Vice President, the Chief Justice of the United States, and three Members of the Senate and three Members of the House of Representatives; together with six other persons, other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington; and the other four shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two of them of the same State.
Стр. 471 - President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of "War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster General, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, and the Commissioner of the Patent Office of the United States, and the Mayor of the city of Washington, during the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, and such other persons as they may elect honorary members...
Стр. 757 - I ask for the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The question was taken; and there were — yeas 165, nays 256, not voting 11, as follows: ***** [p.
Стр. 564 - That, so soon as the Board of Regents shall have selected the said site [for a building], they shall cause to be erected a suitable building, of plain and durable materials and structure, without unnecessary ornament, and of sufficient size, and with suitable rooms or halls, for the reception and arrangement, upon a liberal scale, of objects of natural history, including a geological and mineralogical cabinet ; also a chemical laboratory, a library, a gallery of art, and the necessary lecture rooms...
Стр. 384 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Стр. 945 - ... 1. The objects, and the amount appropriated, to be recommended by counsellors of the 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. 4. Examples of objects for which appropriations may be made :— (1.) System of extended meteorological...
Стр. 596 - And the said regents shall make, from the interest of said fund, an appropriation, not exceeding an average of twenty-five thousand dollars annually, for the gradual formation of a library, composed of valuable works pertaining to all departments of human knowledge.
Стр. 946 - ... 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 may be presented to Congress, for partial distribution^ the remaining copies to be given to literary and scientific institutions, and sold to individuals for a moderate price. The following are some of the subjects which may be embraced in the reports:— I.
Стр. 946 - By the publication of separate treatises on subjects of general interest. 1. These treatises may occasionally consist of valuable memoirs translated from foreign languages, or of articles prepared under the direction of the institution, or procured by offering premiums for the best exposition of a given subject.