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Author:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 45; Color: Color; Size: 3.4w x 5h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper
Type:
Paper
Document
Place:
Canada
Date:
1866
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Joseph Henry was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian, and he served in this position from 1846 to 1878.
For more notebooks with similar material, see SIA2013-06694 to SIA2013-06739; SIA2013-06738 to SIA2013-06817; SIA2013-06685 to SIA2013-06693; SIA2013-06818 to SIA2013-06852; SIA2013-06898 to SIA2013-07093.
Summary:
This pocket notebook contains Joseph Henry's notes on sound, ear trumpets, engines, and light houses. It also contains diagrams and measurements pertinent to these fields of study. Many of Henry's notes relate to Partridge Island, Canada, and the light house, buoys, and fog signals there. On the last page and back cover, upside-down, are measurements for classifying wind gusts, in relation to velocity.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 13A, Folder: 17
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Notebooks  Search this
Diaries  Search this
Engines  Search this
Weather  Search this
Science  Search this
Science--Experiments  Search this
Lighthouses  Search this
Acoustical engineering  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Laboratory notebooks  Search this
Meteorology  Search this
Physics--Experiments  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2013-06853 to SIA2013-06897
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13761