Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Volume 50Smithsonian Institution, 1896 Vols. for 1847-1963/64 include the Institution's Report of the Secretary, also published separately. |
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Pagina 28
... earth , approaching the consistency stone , which stands at an angle much steeper than engineers would gard as safe . This bank can not be sloped back to a gentler inclinat because the top of it ends immediately at the boundary of the ...
... earth , approaching the consistency stone , which stands at an angle much steeper than engineers would gard as safe . This bank can not be sloped back to a gentler inclinat because the top of it ends immediately at the boundary of the ...
Pagina 29
... earth , approaching the consistency of stone , which stands at an angle much steeper than engineers would re- gard as safe . This bank can not be sloped back to a gentler inclination , because the top of it ends immediately at the ...
... earth , approaching the consistency of stone , which stands at an angle much steeper than engineers would re- gard as safe . This bank can not be sloped back to a gentler inclination , because the top of it ends immediately at the ...
Pagina 79
... earth is insured . It is , however , proper to repeat that the vibrations of the earth , as well as the seismic disturbances , conse- quent to the location of the observatory amid the traffic of the city , continue to pre- sent serious ...
... earth is insured . It is , however , proper to repeat that the vibrations of the earth , as well as the seismic disturbances , conse- quent to the location of the observatory amid the traffic of the city , continue to pre- sent serious ...
Pagina 92
... earth is electrified , whatever the weather may be . In the banguage of the older theories , which we can not as yet altogether alendon , we say that the earth is covered with negative electricity , or , in modern phraseology , we ...
... earth is electrified , whatever the weather may be . In the banguage of the older theories , which we can not as yet altogether alendon , we say that the earth is covered with negative electricity , or , in modern phraseology , we ...
Pagina 93
... earth , once electrified negatively , could remain electrified forever , the corresponding positive electrification being outside our atmosphere altogether , the chief difficulty of atmospheric electricity would be removed , and the ...
... earth , once electrified negatively , could remain electrified forever , the corresponding positive electrification being outside our atmosphere altogether , the chief difficulty of atmospheric electricity would be removed , and the ...
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Pagina xliv - For the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government, and from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. FURNITURE AND FIXTURES OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM...
Pagina 62 - It is concluded for ten years, from the day of the exchange of ratifications, and it will remain in force beyond that time, so long as one of the Governments shall not have declared six months in advance that it renounces it. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have thereunto affixed their seals. Done at Brussels in eight copies the 15th of March, 1886.
Pagina 91 - If any danger to the man should be apprehended (though I think there would be none), let him stand on the floor of his box, and now and then bring near to the rod the loop of a wire that has one end fastened to the leads, he holding it by a wax handle; so the sparks, if the rod is electrified, will strike from the rod to the wire and not affect him.
Pagina xxii - for continuing ethnological researches among the American Indians under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution...
Pagina 60 - The President of the German Reich, the President of the United States of America, his Majesty the King of the Belgians, the President of the French Republic, his Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India...
Pagina 91 - ... feet, pointed very sharp at the end. If the electrical stand be kept clean and dry, a man standing on it when such clouds are passing low might be electrified and afford sparks, the rod drawing fire to him from a cloud.
Pagina 9 - The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.
Pagina 56 - For expenses of the system of international exchanges between the United States and foreign countries, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, and the purchase of necessary books and periodicals, $32,000.
Pagina 759 - Why I was christened Thomas Henry I do not know ; but it is a curious chance that my parents should have fixed for my usual denomination upon the name of that particular Apostle with whom I have always felt most sympathy.
Pagina 117 - We are in the case of Tarpeia, who opened the gates of the Roman citadel to the Sabines, and was crushed under the weight of the reward bestowed upon her.