The Smithsonian Institution
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True, Webster Prentiss
The Smithsonian Institution
(Smithsonian Science Series, Volume 1)
New York: Smithsonian institution series, inc., 1938
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Contents
The patron's edition of the Smithsonian scientific series
[Title page] The Smithsonian Institution
Preface, Abbot, C.G.
Part I: A bird's-eye view of the Smithsonian and a visit to its halls
Chapter I: What is the Smithsonian, pp. 1-6
Chapter II: The United States National Museum, pp. 7-29
Chapter III: How the national museum originated, pp. 30-40 ff.
Chapter IV: Reservoirs and streams of knowledge, pp. 41-61
Chapter V: Measuring life-giving sun rays, pp. 62-78
Chapter VI: Our national zoo, pp. 79-102 ff.
Chapter VII: Preserving the vanishing story of the Indians, pp. 103-126
Chapter VIII: The National Gallery of Art, pp. 127-139
Chapter IX: The Smithsonian's greatest private trust- The Freer Gallery of Art, pp. 140-152
Chapter X: What people want to know, pp. 153-171
Chapter XI: What the Smithsonian publishes, pp. 172-189
Chapter XII: Exploring to the ends of the Earth, pp. 190-210
Part II: The beginnings of the Smithsonian Institution
Chapter XIII: James Smithson and his will, pp. 213-225
Chapter XIV: Richard Rush and the gold, pp. 226-237
Chapter XV: How congress established the Smithsonian, pp. 238-253
Chapter XVI: Eight great regents, pp. 254-273
Chapter XVII: Four great secretaries, pp. 274-298
Chapter XVIII: The beginnings of the weather bureau, pp. 299-310
Chapter XIX: The origin of the bureau of fisheries, pp. 311-323
Chapter XX: Recent Smithsonian activities, pp. 324-356
Conclusion, pp. 357-358
Index, pp. 359-362
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