The Smithsonian Institution 1846-1896 : the history of its first half century / edited by George Brown Goode.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smithsonian Institution

Contributor:

Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smithsonian Institution.

Science.

sciences (philosophy).

Medical Subjects:

Science.

Physical Description:

x, 856 pages ; portraits

Place of Publication:

Washington : [Smithsonian Institution], 1897.

Contents:

Preface / by the President of the United States

Introduction / by the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

History of the Smithsonian Institution / James Smithson / S.P. Langley

The founding of the institution, 1835-1846 / G.B. Goode

The establishment and the board of regents / by G.B. Goode

The three secretaries / G.B. Goode

The benefactors / S.P. Langley

The Smithsonian building and grounds / G.B. Goode

The Smithsonian library / C. Adler

The U.S. National Museum / F.W. True

Bureau of American ethnology / W.J. McGee

The international exchange system / W.C. Winlock

The astrophysical observatory S.P. Langley

The National zoölogical park / F. Baker

Exploration work of the Smithsonian Institution / F.W. True

The Smithsonian publications / C. Adler

Biographical sketch of George Brown Goode / D.S. Jordan

Appreciations of the work of the Smithsonian institution: Physics / T.C. Mendenhall

Mathematics / R.S. Woodward

Astronomy / E.S. Holden

Chemistry / M. Benjamin

Geology and mineralogy / W.N. Rice

Meteorology / M. Benjamin

Paleontology / E.D. Cope

Botany / W.G. Farlow

Zoölogy / T. Gill

Anthropology / J.W. Fewkes

Geography / G.G. Hubbard

Bibliography / H.C. Botton

The coöperation of the Smithsonian Institution with other institutions of learning / D.C. Gilman

The influence of the Smithsonian Institution upon the development of libraries, the organization and work of societies and the publication of scientific literature in the United States / J.S. Billings

Relation between the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress / A.R. Spofford

Appendix: Principal events in the history of the institution / W.J. Rhees

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution 1846-1896.

OCLC:

1726624