Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington, Томи 8 – 10co-operation of the Smithsonian Institution, 1874 Vols. 6-12 include the Proceedings of the society's Mathematical Section, 1883-1892. |
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Abstract ADDRESS AND RESIDENCE Annual Meeting Army Medical Museum Army Signal Office ASAPH HALL association ratio avoirdupois bisected bulb Bulletin Capt Chair Chairman Charles Charleston earthquake circle Coast and Geodetic Committee communication Cosmos Club direction discussed by Messrs DOOLITTLE E. B. ELLIOTT earthquake Election to membership equation Exchequer FARQUHAR freezing point G. K. GILBERT Geodetic Survey Office George grains guests present HARKNESS HAZEN Henry inch John Joseph KUMMELL Le Droit Park Lieut MARCUS BAKER mass Mathematical Section members and guests mercury method N. W. Geological Survey National Museum Naval Observatory Navy Department observations orthocenter ounces PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY President Prof Professor Baird R. S. WOODWARD remarks Royal scientific Secretary Smithsonian Institution SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD street temperature thermometer tion Title toise Treasurer troy pound troy weights U. S. N. Absent U. S. N. Founder W. H. DALL weights and measures William
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Сторінка xxxvii - the best system of liberal education and literary instruction, adapted to the genius of the Government of the United States; comprehending also a plan for instituting and conducting public schools in this country, on principles of the most extensive utility.
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