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Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: For the Year Ending June 30, 1917 The board held its annual meeting on December 14, 1916. The proceedings of that meeting, as also the annual financial report of the executive committee, have been printed, as usual, for the use of the Regents, while such important matters acted upon as are of public interest are reviewed under appropriate heads in the present report of the secretary. A detailed statement of disbursements from Government appropriations, under the direction of the Institution for the maintenance of the National Museum, the National Zoologi cal Park. And other branches, will be submitted to Congress by the secretary in the usual manner, in compliance with the law. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: For the Year Ending June 30, 1929 The affairs Of the Institution are administered by a Board Of Regents whose membership consists of the Vice President, the Chief Justice, three members of the Senate, and three Members of the House of Representatives, together with six other persons other than Members Of Congress, two Of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington and the other four shall be inhabitants Of some State, but no two Of them the same State. One of the Regents is elected chancellor by the board; in the past the selection has fallen upon the Vice President or the Chief Justice; and a suitable person is chosen by the Regents as Secretary Of the Institution, Who is also secretary Of the Board of Regents, and the executive Officer directly in charge Of the Institution's activities. The only change occurring in the personnel Of the board during the year was the termination Of the Vice Presidency of General Dawes, and the succession Of Charles Curtis, March 4, 1929. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: For the Year Ending June 30, 1915 The general report reviews the affairs of the Institution proper and briefly summarizes the operations of its several branches, while the appendices contain detailed reports by the assistant. Secretary and others directly in charge of various activities. The reports on operations of the National Museum and the Bureau of American Ethnology will also be published as independent volumes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year Ending June 30 1919 Classic Reprint written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year Ending June 30, 1919 Aldrich together worked on the problem of searchlights for Army use, and, after numerous experiments, they were able to improve the existing searchlights, both by diminution of size and increase in light ing power. The new form of searchlight was constructed and used in France several months before the close of hostilities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year Ending June 30 1921 Classic Reprint written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year Ending June 30, 1921 This ora and fauna consist of algae, quite a number of species of mollusks, crustaceans, echinoderms, and other marine organisms, which occupy pools and puddles kept ever moist and supplied with fresh water by the spray from the breaking surf, which incessantly pounds that shore. I consider this an important observation, since the occurrence of fossiliferous laminae bearing marine organisms between sheets of lava has been held to indicate that they were deposited at or below sea level, and their occurrence above this has been held as evidence of elevation. We have here an instance which indicates that this is not necessarily the case, for such a lamina would be produced if a new outpouring of lava were to cover up the place mentioned. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: For the Year Ending June 30, 1911 When the same period is selected by more than one student the earliest application is considered first, the approval of the later ones becoming necessarily dependent on the ability of the station to pro vide for more than one Smithsonian appointee at the same time. It should be added that the obliging courtesy shown in this connec tion to appointees of the Smithsonian Institution by the director of the station often permits appointments to the seat which would otherwise be impracticable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: For the Year Ending June 30, 1928 Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith my report show ing the activities and condition Of the Smithsonian Institution and the Government bureaus under its administrative charge during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1928. The first 28 pages contain a summary account Of the affairs Of the Institution. Appendixes 1 to 10 give more detailed reports Of the operations Of the United States National Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Freer Gallery Of Art, the Bureau. Of American Ethnology, the International Exchanges, the National Zoological Park, the Astrophysical Observatory, the United States Regional Bureau Of the International Catalogue Of Scientific Literature, the Smithsonian library, and of the publications issued under the direction Of the Institution; and Appendix 11 contains a list Of subscribers up to October 15, 1928, to the James Smithson Memorial Edition Of the Smithsonian Scientific Series. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: For the Year Ending June 30, 1912 As an indication of the biological value of the survey of the zone I may mention that of grasses alone about 150 species were collected. Being four to five times as many as were previously known from that region. In the collections of birds and mammals there are likewise many forms new to science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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