Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
James Smithson
Standard Name: Smithson, James
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17 December 1835: The late James Smithson's proposed £100,000...
Building item
17 December 1835
The late James Smithson
's proposed £100,000 gift to found the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, DC, was made public in a message to Congress from President Andrew Jackson
.
Goode, G. Brown, editor. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896: The History of its First Half Century. Smithsonian Institution, 1897.
20
Hafertepe, Kenneth. America’s Castle: The Evolution of the Smithsonian Building and Its Institution, 1840-1878. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984.
xxi, 1
Goode, G. Brown, editor. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896: The History of its First Half Century. Smithsonian Institution, 1897.
20, 22, 25-9
Oehser, Paul H. Sons of Science: The Story of the Smithsonian Institution and its Leaders. Greenwood Press, 1968.
17, 24
17 December 1835: The late James Smithson's proposed £100,000...
Building item
17 December 1835
The late James Smithson
's proposed £100,000 gift to found the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, DC, was made public in a message to Congress from President Andrew Jackson
.
Goode, G. Brown, editor. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896: The History of its First Half Century. Smithsonian Institution, 1897.
20
Hafertepe, Kenneth. America’s Castle: The Evolution of the Smithsonian Building and Its Institution, 1840-1878. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984.
xxi, 1
Goode, G. Brown, editor. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896: The History of its First Half Century. Smithsonian Institution, 1897.
20, 22, 25-9
Oehser, Paul H. Sons of Science: The Story of the Smithsonian Institution and its Leaders. Greenwood Press, 1968.
17, 24
10 August 1846: The £100,000 bequest of English chemist and...
Building item
10 August 1846
The £100,000 bequest of English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson
(announced on 17 December 1835) established the Smithsonian Institution
, Washington, DC.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
