The Removal Of The Remains Of James Smithson
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The Removal Of The Remains Of James Smithson
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Author : Samuel Pierpont Langley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1904
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The Lost World Of James Smithson
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Author : Heather Ewing
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-12-15
The Lost World Of James Smithson written by Heather Ewing and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1836 the United States government received a strange and unprecedented gift - a bequest of 104,960 gold sovereigns (then worth half a million dollars) to establish a foundation in Washington 'for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men'. The Smithsonian Institution, as it would eventually be called, grew into the largest museum and research complex in the world. Yet it owes its existence to an Englishman who never set foot in the United States, and who has remained a shadowy figure for more than a hundred and fifty years. Smithson lived a restless life in the capitals of Europe during the turbulent years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars; at one time he was trailed by the French secret police, and later languished as a prisoner of war in Denmark for four long years. Yet despite a certain a penchant for gambling and fine living, he had, by the time of his death in Paris in 1829, amassed a financial fortune and a wealth of scientific papers that he left to the new democracy America. Spurned by his natural father and his country, he would be acknowledged for his own achievements in the New World. Drawing on unpublished diaries and letters from archives all over Europe and the United States, Heather Ewing tells the full and compelling story for the first time, revealing a life lived at the heart of the English Enlightenment and illuminating the mind that sparked the creation of America's greatest museum.
The Stranger And The Statesman James Smithson John Quincy Adams And The Making Of America S Greatest Museum
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Author : Nina Burleigh
language : en
Publisher: New Word City
Release Date : 2015-03-13
The Stranger And The Statesman James Smithson John Quincy Adams And The Making Of America S Greatest Museum written by Nina Burleigh and has been published by New Word City this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In her illuminating and dramatic biography The Stranger and the Statesman, New York Times bestselling author Nina Burleigh reveals a little-known slice of history in the life and times of the man responsible for the creation of the United States' principal cultural institution, the Smithsonian. It was one of the nineteenth century's greatest philanthropic gifts - and one of its most puzzling mysteries. In 1829, a wealthy English naturalist named James Smithson left his library, mineral collection, and entire fortune to the "United States of America, to found... an establishment for the increase & diffusion of Knowledge among men" - even though he had never visited the United States or known any Americans. In this fascinating book, Burleigh pieces together the reclusive benefactor's life, beginning with his origins as the Paris-born illegitimate son of the first Duke of Northumberland and a wild adventuress who preserved for her son a fortune through gall and determination. The book follows Smithson through his university years and his passionate study of minerals across Europe during the chaos of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Detailed are his imprisonment - simply for being an Englishman in the wrong place - his experiences in the gambling dens of France, and his lonely and painstaking scientific pursuits. After Smithson's death, nineteenth-century American politicians were given the task of securing his half-million dollars - the equivalent today of $50 million - and then trying to determine how to increase and diffuse knowledge from the muddy, brawling new city of Washington. Burleigh discloses how Smithson's bequest was nearly lost due to fierce battles among many clashing Americans - Southern slavers, states' rights advocates, nation-builders, corrupt frontiersmen, and Anglophobes who argued over whether a gift from an Englishman should even be accepted. She also reveals the efforts of the unsung heroes, mainly former president John Quincy Adams, whose tireless efforts finally saw Smithson's curious notion realized in 1846, with a castle housing the United States' first and greatest cultural and scientific establishment.
Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
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Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution
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Author : Smithsonian Institution
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Science categories.
Engaging Smithsonian Objects Through Science History And The Arts
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Author : Mary Jo Arnoldi
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2016-01-05
Engaging Smithsonian Objects Through Science History And The Arts written by Mary Jo Arnoldi and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-05 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
How do we come to know the world around us? What about worlds apart from our own—outer space, distant cultures, or even long-past eras of history? Engaging Smithsonian Objects through Science, History, and the Arts explores these questions and suggests an answer: we come to know our world and worlds apart through the objects that represent them. Objects are a window, and by looking through them we can learn and understand more about the people who made them and the time and place they came from. In the pursuit of this understanding museums are invaluable; they are repositories not just of things but also of past, present, and future knowledge. Engaging Smithsonian Objects puts these ideas into practice, using objects to bring us to new knowledge and showing how museums support us in the endeavor. The book is organized around ten objects from the Smithsonian’s vast collections. Some of the objects are iconic—the Ruby Slippers from the The Wizard of Oz or three Stradivarius string instruments—while others are more ordinary, though no less interesting—an Iron Lung or a Hawaiian gourd drum. Two different authors with expertise in different academic disciplines write about each object from their unique professional and personal perspective. Both the authors and the ten featured objects represent a range of academic disciplines, from art to anthropology to geology. Taken together, the twenty essays in the book demonstrate just how much we can learn from objects by considering their kaleidoscopic meaning and significance from a variety of viewpoints. The book’s interdisciplinary engagement with objects was inspired by the Smithsonian Material Culture Forum, now in its twenty-sixth year. For students of material culture and museum studies, this book illustrates the vitality and value of exploring material culture through the lens of intersecting disciplinary perspectives. For students of curiosity and lifelong learning, this book offers a lively and thoughtful look into the Smithsonian’s collection and the many vibrant worlds it represents. Richly illustrated with color plates and photographs throughout, Engaging Smithsonian Objects through Science, History, and the Arts is a beautiful and stimulating answer to the question, “How do we know our world, and how can we know more?”
Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution
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Author : Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Discoveries in science categories.
Reports for 1884-1886/87 issued in 2 pts., pt. 2 being the Report of the National Museum.
James Smithson And His Bequest
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Author : William Jones Rhees
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
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Catalogue Of The Library Of The Department Of Justice To September 1 1904
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Author : United States. Department of Justice. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1904
Catalogue Of The Library Of The Department Of Justice To September 1 1904 written by United States. Department of Justice. Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1904 with Law categories.
The Science Of James Smithson
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Author : Steven Turner
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2020-11-03
The Science Of James Smithson written by Steven Turner and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Accessible exploration of the noteworthy scientific career of James Smithson, who left his fortune to establish the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson is best known as the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, but few people know his full and fascinating story. He was a widely respected chemist and mineralogist and a member of the Royal Society, but in 1865, his letters, collection of 10,000 minerals, and more than 200 unpublished papers were lost to a fire in the Smithsonian Castle. His scientific legacy was further written off as insignificant in an 1879 essay published through the Smithsonian fifty years after his death--a claim that author Steven Turner demonstrates is far from the truth. By providing scientific and intellectual context to his work, The Science of James Smithson is a comprehensive tribute to Smithson's contributions to his fields, including chemistry, mineralogy, and more. This detailed narrative illuminates Smithson and his quest for knowledge at a time when chemists still debated thing as basic as the nature of fire, and struggled to maintain their networks amid the ever-changing conditions of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.