A history of the first half-century of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1913 [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, [D.C.], : [National Academy Press], 1913
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (427 p.)
• Disciplina: 507
• Soggetto topico: Science - United States - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: TrueFrederick William <1858-1914.>
• Note generali: Edited by Frederick W. True.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""A HISTORY OF THE FIRST HALF-CENTURY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS""; ""CHAPTER I THE FOUNDING OF THE ACADEMY ""; ""CHAPTER II THE ANNALS OF THE ACADEMY ""; ""1863â€?1867""; ""1868â€?1872""; ""1873â€?1877""; ""1878â€?1882""; ""1883â€?1887""; ""1888â€?1892""; ""1893â€?1897""; ""1898â€?1902""; ""1903â€?1907""; ""1908â€?1912""; ""CHAPTER III BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE INCORPORATORS ""; ""LOUIS AGASSIZ""; ""JOHN H.ALEXANDER""; ""STEPHEN ALEXANDER""; ""ALEXANDER DALLAS BACHE""; ""FREDERICK AUGUSTUS PORTER BARNARD"" ; ""JOHN GROSS BARNARD""""WILLIAM HOLMES CHAMBERS BARTLETT""; ""ALEXIS CASWELL""; ""WILLIAM CHAUVENET""; ""JOHN HUNTINGTON CRANE COFFIN""; ""JOHN ADOLPHUS BERNHARD DAHLGREN""; ""JAMES DWIGHT DANA""; ""CHARLES HENRY DAVIS""; ""GEORGE ENGELMANN""; ""JOHN FRIES FRAZER""; ""WOLCOTT GIBBS""; ""JAMES MELVILLE GILLISS""; ""AUGUSTUS ADDISON GOULD""; ""BENJAMIN APTHORP GOULD""; ""ASA GRAY""; ""ARNOLD GUYOT""; ""JAMES HALL""; ""JOSEPH HENRY""; ""JULIUS ERASMUS HILGARD""; ""EDWARD HITCHCOCK""; ""JOSEPH STILLMAN HUBBARD""; ""ANDREW ATKINSON HUMPHREYS""; ""JOHN LAWRENCE LECONTE""; ""JOSEPH LEIDY"" ; ""J.PETER LESLEY""""MIERS FISHER LONGSTRETH""; ""DENNIS HART MAHAN""; ""JOHN STRONG NEWBERRY""; ""HUBERT ANSON NEWTON""; ""BENJAMIN PEIRCE""; ""JOHN RODGERS""; ""FAIRMAN ROGERS""; ""ROBERT EMPIE ROGERS""; ""WILLIAM BARTON ROGERS""; ""LEWIS MORRIS RUTHERFURD""; ""JOSEPH SAXTON""; ""BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, SENIOR""; ""BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, JUNIOR""; ""THEODORE STRONG""; ""JOHN TORREY""; ""JOSEPH GILBERT TOTTEN""; ""JOSIAH DWIGHT WHITNEY""; ""JOSEPH WINLOCK""; ""JEFFRIES WYMAN""; ""CHAPTER IV THE ACADEMY AS THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISER OF THE GOVERNMENT "" ; ""COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE ACADEMY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT""""COMMITTEE ON WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND COINAGE. 1863""; ""COMMITTEE ON PROTECTING THE BOTTOMS OF IRON VESSELS. 1863""; ""COMMITTEE ON MAGNETIC DEVIATION IN IRON SHIPS. 1863""; ""COMMITTEE ON SAXTON'S ALCOHOLOMETER. 1863""; ""COMMITTEE ON WIND AND CURRENT CHARTS AND SAILING DIRECTIONS. 1863""; ""COMMITTEE ON THE QUESTION OF TESTS FOR THE PURITY OF WHISKEY. 1864""; ""COMMITTEE ON EXPERIMENTS ON THE EXPANSION OF STEAM. 1864""; ""A COMMITTEE ON MATERIALS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CENT COINS. 1864"" ; ""COMMITTEE ON THE EXPLOSION ON THE UNITED STATES STEAMER CHENANGO. 1864""""COMMITTEE ON GALVANIC ACTION FROM ASSOCIATION OF ZINC AND IRON. 1867""; ""COMMITTEE ON PROVING AND GAUGING DISTILLED SPIRITS AND PREVENTING FRAUD. 1866""; ""COMMITTEE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF GREYTOWN HARBOR, NICARAGUA. 1866""; ""COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF COAL MINES FROM EXPLOSION BY MEANS OF ELECTRICITY. 1870""; ""COMMITTEE ON THE EFFECT OF CHEMICALS ON INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS. 1870""; ""COMMITTEE ON THE TRANSIT OF VENUS. 1871 AND 1881""; ""COMMITTEE ON WATER-PROOFING THE FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. 1875"" ; ""COMMITTEES ON THE ARTIFICIAL COLORING OF SUGARS, ON THE USE OF THE POLARISCOPE TO DETERMINE THE OF SUGARS, AND ON DEMARARAâ€?""
• Titolo autorizzato: A history of the first half-century of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1913
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451772003321
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