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Record Nr.

UNISA996199494003316

Titolo

Smithsonian contributions to the Earth Sciences.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

City of Washington, : , : Smithsonian Institution Press, , 1969-

Disciplina

550/.8

Soggetti

Earth sciences

Sciences de la terre

earth sciences

Aardwetenschappen

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Title from PDF of analytic title page (SIL site, viewed Aug. 22, 2006).

Sommario/riassunto

This series reports on the scientific, technical, and historical research conducted by Smithsonian staff and their professional colleagues, as well as on the collections of the various Smithsonian museums. The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.