Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Том 17Smithsonian Institution, 1879 |
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... thousand pounds ; and this , according to my present information , exclusive of about five thousand pounds to be reserved by the court to meet the annual charge in favor of 58 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
... thousand pounds ; and this , according to my present information , exclusive of about five thousand pounds to be reserved by the court to meet the annual charge in favor of 58 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
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... thousand seven hundred and thirty - nine pounds nineteen shillings and two pence bank three pounds per cent . annui- ties , twelve thousand pounds reduced annuities , and sixteen thousand one hundred pounds bank stock , respectively ...
... thousand seven hundred and thirty - nine pounds nineteen shillings and two pence bank three pounds per cent . annui- ties , twelve thousand pounds reduced annuities , and sixteen thousand one hundred pounds bank stock , respectively ...
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... thousand three hundred and sixty - four pounds nine shill- ings and eight pence cash , which will then be remaining ... thousand and fifteen pounds bank three pounds per cent . annuities , part of the six thousand eight hundred and ten ...
... thousand three hundred and sixty - four pounds nine shill- ings and eight pence cash , which will then be remaining ... thousand and fifteen pounds bank three pounds per cent . annuities , part of the six thousand eight hundred and ten ...
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... thousand five hundred and thirty - five pounds eighteen shillings and nine pence in the consolidated three per cent . annuities , commonly called consols by abbrevia- tion . 2. Twelve thousand pounds in reduced three per cent ...
... thousand five hundred and thirty - five pounds eighteen shillings and nine pence in the consolidated three per cent . annuities , commonly called consols by abbrevia- tion . 2. Twelve thousand pounds in reduced three per cent ...
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... thousand pounds , apart from the five thousand and fifteen to be retained here during the life of Madame la Batut . From the successful manner in which they are proceed- ing , it seems clear also , at the present time , that the fund ...
... thousand pounds , apart from the five thousand and fifteen to be retained here during the life of Madame la Batut . From the successful manner in which they are proceed- ing , it seems clear also , at the present time , that the fund ...
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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.