Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1922 |
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... seen from the distant foothills and plains . It was among these cliffs that we found that the first great cliff was of lower Middle Cambrian age , and that resting on its upper surface there were 285 feet ( 86 meters ) of REPORT OF THE ...
... seen from the distant foothills and plains . It was among these cliffs that we found that the first great cliff was of lower Middle Cambrian age , and that resting on its upper surface there were 285 feet ( 86 meters ) of REPORT OF THE ...
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... seen here supplementing their classroom games or studies . Under authority from Congress the small colleges and higher grades of schools and academies throughout the land , espe- cially in places where museums do not exist , are also ...
... seen here supplementing their classroom games or studies . Under authority from Congress the small colleges and higher grades of schools and academies throughout the land , espe- cially in places where museums do not exist , are also ...
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... seen on the surface or may be found slightly covered by very recent natural accumulation . At the same time , as all the remains are well worthy of study and preservation , the islands furnish opportunity for further research . His ...
... seen on the surface or may be found slightly covered by very recent natural accumulation . At the same time , as all the remains are well worthy of study and preservation , the islands furnish opportunity for further research . His ...
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... seen that on the completion of the tenth issue , before war conditions interfered , receipts and expenditures practically balanced , and it is apparent that had not these unex- pected conditions arisen the whole enterprise would have ...
... seen that on the completion of the tenth issue , before war conditions interfered , receipts and expenditures practically balanced , and it is apparent that had not these unex- pected conditions arisen the whole enterprise would have ...
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... Utrecht , and Zürich . Cataloguing . As will be seen by comparison , the cataloguing ac- complished has been more than double that of last year . 1921 1920 Volumes catalogued .. Volumes recatalogued .... Library of 106 Report on the ...
... Utrecht , and Zürich . Cataloguing . As will be seen by comparison , the cataloguing ac- complished has been more than double that of last year . 1921 1920 Volumes catalogued .. Volumes recatalogued .... Library of 106 Report on the ...
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Page 1 - England, who in 1826 bequeathed his property 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.
Page 131 - Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the -family of the deceased, and that they be spread upon the records of this society.
Page 41 - Your committee also think that, as the collection of paintings and sculpture will probably accumulate slowly, the room destined for a gallery of art might properly and usefully meanwhile be occupied during the sessions of Congress as an exhibition room for the works of artists generally; and the extent and general usefulness of such an exhibition might probably be increased if an arrangement could be effected with the Academy of Design, the...
Page 307 - The form of the orange-tree, the cocoa-nut, the palm, the mango, the tree-fern, the banana, will remain clear and separate; but the thousand beauties which unite these into one perfect scene must...
Page 307 - The land is one great, wild, untidy, luxuriant hothouse, made by Nature for herself, but taken possession of by man, who has studded it with gay houses and formal gardens.
Page 41 - The gallery of art, your committee think, should include both paintings and sculpture, as well as engravings and architectural designs ; and it is desirable to have in connexion with it one or more studios in which young artists might copy without interruption, being admitted under such regulations as the board may prescribe. Your committee also think that, as the collection of paintings and sculpture will probably accumulate slowly, the room destined for a gallery...
Page 135 - The objective of the General Appendix to the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution is to furnish brief accounts of scientific discovery in particular directions, reports of investigations made by staff members and collaborators of the Institution; and memoirs of a general character or on special topics that are of interest or value to the numerous correspondents of the Institution.
Page 76 - King of Servia, desiring to assure the immediate exchange of the Official Journal as well as of the parliamentary Annals and Documents of their respective States, have named as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit : The President of the United States of America, Mr. Lambert Tree, Minister Resident of the United States of America at Brussels...
Page 307 - How great would be the desire of every admirer of nature to behold, if such were possible, the scenery of another planet ? Yet to every person in Europe, it may be truly said, that at the distance of only a few degrees from his native soil the glories of another world are opened to him.
Page 40 - That, so soon as the Board of Regents sh'all have selected the said site, 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...