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United States Government Printing Office., 1903. Journal. Very Good. No Binding. ORIGINAL Article, disbound from Smithsonian Annual Report; no covers; in very good condition..
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution for the Year Ending June 30, 1896 by Langley, S. P - 1898
by Langley, S. P
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution for the Year Ending June 30, 1896
by Langley, S. P
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Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1898. Hard Cover. Very Good /Smithsonian. Accompanying papers: 'An Account of the United States National Museum' by Frederick W. True; 'Prehistoric Art; or, the Origin of Art as Manifested in the Works of Prehistoric Man' by Thomas Wilson; 'Chess and Playing Cards' by Stewart Culin; 'Biblical Antiquities' by Cyrus Adler and I. M. Casanowicz; 'The Lamps of the Eskimo' by Walter Hough. A very good hardcover copy. Owner's name on frontpage; light wear and rubbing; some fraying on spine with a bit of peeling on the back near spine head. Tight binding. Clean, unmarked pages. NOT ex-library. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Smithsonian; Inventory No: 014044.
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- Date Published 1898
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"Good Seeing" (FROM: Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Year ending June 30, 1902, pp. 193-195 + 1 plate)
by Langley, S. P
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"The New Spectrum"...disbound from Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution...for the Year Ending June 30, 1900
by Langley, S.P.) Smithsonian Institution
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Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1901. pp 683-692+ large fold-out color spectrum...reprinted from the National Academy of Sciences. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8 vo.
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"A Preliminary Account of The Solar Eclipse of May 28, 1900, as Observed By the Smithsonian Expedition"...disbound from Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution...for the Year Ending June 30, 1900
by Langley, S.P.) Smithsonian Institution
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Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1901. 1st, thus edition; pp 149-155+4 b/w plates...reprinted from the Science, June 22, 1900. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8 vo.
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ANNUAL REPORT of the BOARD OF REGENTS of the Smithsonian Institution ... to July, 1896.
by (Smithsonian) Langley, S.P. secretary 03f
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Washington: GPO. GOOD book. Would be VG BUT: weak hinges & 2 signatures started.. 1898. 1st edition. Hardcover. GOOD book. FINE text & plates, including the fold outs. Bright & clean. Tight despite the started signatures. 9"x6", li,727pp. . Few other minor flaws. Cover extrems scuffed, top edge lightly dusted. Despite the starting the book is still tight as the book tends to stay closed when stood on its spine. Profusely illustrated with b/w plates (few in color) and two fold outs. Of particular interest to this deale (being close to Buffalo) is Martin's 10 page "The Utilization of Niagara". At the time Niagara Falls electricity had only arrived in Buffalo, 22 miles away, just the year before. This artical was preceded by a 20 page general discussion on the transmission of energy. The artical's conclusion was alternating current electricity could be transmited 35 miles. Samuel Langley was Secretary of the Smithsonian. He was an early pioneer in heavier than air…
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution for the Year Ending June 30, 1900
by Langley, S. P. (Secretary, Smithsonian Institution)
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Government Printing Office, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. 738 pages. Document no. 537, part 2. Report on various departments of the National Museum with articles describing and illustrating collections including Aboriginal American Harpoons: A Study in Ethnic Distribution and Invention by Otis Tufton Mason; A Sketch of the History of the Ceramic Art in China with a Catalogue of the Hippisley Collection of Chinese Porcelains by Alfred E. Hippisley; A Collection of Hopi Ceremonial Pigments by Walter Hough; and a Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorite Collection in the U. S. National Museum by Wirt Tassin. First edition (first printing). A very good hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. Original calf binding has been repaired with page block reglued a bit too low. Front hinge cracked. A large, heavy book.
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