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Page 25 - Committees of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the...
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Page 1 - Institution of statistical inquiries with reference to physical, moral, and political subjects. (5.) Historical researches, and accurate surveys of places celebrated in American history. (6.) Ethnological researches, particularly with reference to the different races of men in North America; also explorations and accurate surveys of the mounds and other remains of the ancient people of our country.
Page 87 - With reference to the collection of books, other than those mentioned above, catalogues of all the different libraries in the United States should be procured, in order that the valuable books first purchased may be such as are not to be found in the United States.
Page 1 - Solution of experimental problems, such as a new determination of the weight of the earth, of the velocity of electricity , and of light; chemical analyses of soils and plants; collection and publication of scientific facts, accumulated in the offices of government.
Page 42 - For continuing ethnological researches among the American Indians and the natives of Hawaii, including the excavation and preservation of archseologic remains, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees and the purchase of necessary books and periodicals, including payment in advance for subscriptions...
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Page 86 - Governments undertake to have transmitted to the legislative chambers of each contracting State, as fast as their publication, a copy of the Official Journal as well as of the parliamentary Annals and Documents, which are given publicity.
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| Title | Report of the Secretary and the Financial Report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents Publication (Smithsonian Institution) |
| Author | Smithsonian Institution |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1910 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Oct 2006 |
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