 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Humanities - 1848 - 378 pages
...an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. The bequest is, accordingly, for the benefit of mankind. The government of the United States is but a trustee to carry out this noble design. Even the people of the United States are interested only... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Humanities - 1848 - 390 pages
...an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. The bequest is, accordingly, for the benefit of mankind. The government of the United States is but a trustee to carry out this noble design. Even the people of the United States are interested only... | |
 | History, Modern - 1849 - 626 pages
...Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." 2. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The government...establishment of an individual, and is to bear and perpetuate bis name. 4. The objects of the Institution are — 1st, to increase, and 2d, to diffuse knowledge... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1849 - 174 pages
...programme by the following considerations, principally deduced from the will of Smithson : — 1. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The Government...a trustee to carry out the design of the testator. 2. The Institution is not a national establishment, as is frequently supposed, but the establishment... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1849 - 694 pages
...programme by the following considerations, principally deduced from the will of Smithson : — 1. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The Government...a trustee to carry out the design of the testator. 2. The Institution is not a national establishment, as is frequently supposed, but the establishment... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1849 - 650 pages
...programme by the following considerations, principally deduced from the will of Smithson : — 1. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The Government...a trustee to carry out the design of the testator. 2. The Institution is not a national establishment, as is frequently supposed, but the establishment... | |
 | Instituut van ingenieurs, The Hague - 1852 - 568 pages
...diffusion of knowledge among me7i. // 2. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The Goverument of the United States is merely a trustee to carry out the design of the testator. 8. The Institution is not a national establishment, as is frequently supposed, but the establishment... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - Discoveries in science - 1854 - 284 pages
...an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. The 'bequest is accordingly for the benefit of mankind. The government of the United States is but' a trustee to carry out this noble design. Even the people of the United States are interested... | |
 | United States - 1854 - 656 pages
...Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and dimisión of knowledge among men." 2. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The government of the United Slates is merely a trustee to carry out the design of the testator. 3. The Institution is not a national... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - Commerce - 1856 - 812 pages
...Smithsonian Institution, officially published, it is declared in the third article that the Smithsonian Institution ' is not a national establishment, as...individual, and is to bear and perpetuate his name.' " Shall this national collection, which has cost so much to the country, be given away to a private... | |
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The property is bequeathed to the United States of America, " to found at Washington, under the name of the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. 
