| 1900 - 484 sider
...United States as might be designated, and, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, to "investigate, examine, experiment and report upon...subject of science or art." The actual expense of the work performed was to be paid by the Government, but the Academy was to receive no compensation... | |
| British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1867 - 832 sider
...scientific men, whoso chief duty it is, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, to " investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art." This Committee included all the most notable men of science in America who had given special attention... | |
| Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1873 - 486 sider
...Congress incorporated an association, under the nameof theNational Academy of Sciences, which should investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art on which information might be required by any department of Government. Though this society was in... | |
| National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) - 1884 - 514 sider
...of Sciences shall hold ail annual meeting at such place in the United States as may be designated, and the academy shall, whenever called upon by any...investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paiil from appropriations which may be made for the purpose, but the academy shall receive no compensation... | |
| Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Sheppard Dashiell, Harlan Logan - 1922 - 1084 sider
...powers of organization, the election of members, and the transaction of business, and provided that "the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art. . . ." As the adviser of the government on questions of science the Academy was immediately called... | |
| National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) - 1888 - 840 sider
...scientific tribunal in the United States ; also that the act incorporating it contains the following clause: "And the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art." (Act approved March 3, 1863.) S. Doc. 50 2 We respectfully request that the National Academy of Sciences... | |
| National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) - 1890 - 682 sider
...of Sciences shall hold an annual meeting at such pla«e in the United States as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any...any subject of science or art, the actual expense or such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be pnid from appropriations which... | |
| 1918 - 892 sider
...named a body of incorporators, set forth the rights and privileges of the academy, and provided that " the academy shall, whenever called upon by any department...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or act." The academy is custodian of a number of trust funds for the award of medals and grants for research.... | |
| 1892 - 552 sider
...of the United States was incorporated by act of Congress, March 3, 1863. The charter provides that "the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department...report upon any subject of science or art; the actual expenses of such investigations, examinations, experiments and reports to be paid from appropriations... | |
| John Franklin Jameson - 1894 - 794 sider
...Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1807. The National Academy of Sciences was founded in 1863, to "investigate, examine, experiment and report upon any subject of science or art," whenever called upon by any department of the national government. Of the latter class, a few dozen... | |
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