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Pagina 14
... objects of the Institution : which are to promote Science and the Useful Arts , and to establish a National Museum of Natural History , & c . & c . The following Officers were appointed , to continue until the annual meeting in January ...
... objects of the Institution : which are to promote Science and the Useful Arts , and to establish a National Museum of Natural History , & c . & c . The following Officers were appointed , to continue until the annual meeting in January ...
Pagina 14
... " Order- ed to be printed . The following circulars were read : From Mr. Poinsett to the officers of the Army , at distant posts , asking their aid , and pointing out the manner in which they might be useful , in carrying out the objects 6.
... " Order- ed to be printed . The following circulars were read : From Mr. Poinsett to the officers of the Army , at distant posts , asking their aid , and pointing out the manner in which they might be useful , in carrying out the objects 6.
Pagina 14
... objects of the Insti- tution ; And , from the Corresponding Secretary , notifying Corres- ponding Members of their election , and soliciting their co - op- eration . The Department of Geology and Mineralogy was requested to make a ...
... objects of the Insti- tution ; And , from the Corresponding Secretary , notifying Corres- ponding Members of their election , and soliciting their co - op- eration . The Department of Geology and Mineralogy was requested to make a ...
Pagina 16
... objects for which the Society was incor- porated the promotion of science and the useful arts . I have been led further than I anticipated , and fear I must apologise for having trespassed on your patience . In conclusion , permit me to ...
... objects for which the Society was incor- porated the promotion of science and the useful arts . I have been led further than I anticipated , and fear I must apologise for having trespassed on your patience . In conclusion , permit me to ...
Pagina 17
... objects of such an In- stitution . The fifteen or twenty revenue cutters along the seaboard , if furnished with " drags " to " troll " the bottom in light winds , would greatly promote the objects of the Institution . Not many years ago ...
... objects of such an In- stitution . The fifteen or twenty revenue cutters along the seaboard , if furnished with " drags " to " troll " the bottom in light winds , would greatly promote the objects of the Institution . Not many years ago ...
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