 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." 2. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind....  Congressional Serial Set - Page 1241854Full view - About this book
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 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1856 - 454 pages
...knowledge among men." 2. The bequest is for the benefit of mankind. The Government of the United States is merely a trustee to carry out the design of the...perpetuate his name. 4. The objects of the Institution afe, 1st, to increase, and 2d, to diffuse knowledge among men. 5. These two objects should not be confounded... | |
 | Science - 1867 - 484 pages
...knowledge among men." 2. The hequest is for the henefit of mankind . The government of the United States is merely a trustee to carry out the design of the...but the establishment of an individual, and is to hear and perpetuate his name. 4. The objects of the Institution are, 1st, to inerease, and, 2d, to... | |
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 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - Discoveries in science - 1865 - 462 pages
...to bear and perpetuate his name. 4. The objects of the Institution are, 1st, to increase, and 2d, *D diffuse knowledge among men. 5. These two objects...not be confounded with one another. The first is to enlarge the existing stock of knowledge by the addition of new truths; and the second, to disseminate... | |
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