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"A Scientist in American Life" Published

Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Molella, Arthur P  Search this
A Scientist in American Life: Essays and Lectures of Joseph Henry (Publication)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Press Editorial and Publications Division  Search this
Joseph Henry Papers Project  Search this
Date:
December 1980
Topic:
Secretaries  Search this
Publishers and publishing  Search this
Museum publications  Search this
Science--History  Search this
Inaugural Publications  Search this
Lectures and lecturing  Search this
Physics  Search this
Books  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_1509
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"An Establishment for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge" Marks Its 150th Anniversary

Author:
Yochelson, Ellis L  Search this
Subject:
Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872  Search this
Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887  Search this
Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this
Goddard, Robert Hutchings 1882-1945  Search this
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001  Search this
Smithson, James 1765-1829  Search this
Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927  Search this
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this
Cottrell, Frederick Gardner 1877-1948  Search this
Homes, J. A  Search this
Regents Smithsonian Institution  Search this
United States Bureau of Mines  Search this
Smithsonian Institution General History  Search this
Board of Regents  Search this
Research Corporation  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages : 13; Page numbers : 6-12, 14-19
Date:
1996
Topic:
Benefactors  Search this
Inventions  Search this
Research, Industrial  Search this
Technological innovations  Search this
Air Pollution  Search this
Endowments  Search this
Research grants  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Philanthropists  Search this
Inventors  Search this
SI, Early History  Search this
Publisher:
Tucson, Arizona : Research Corporation
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_11816
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"Crossing Borders: The Smithsonian Institution and the Nineteenth-Century Diffusion of Scientific Information between the United States and Canada"

Author:
MacDonald, Bertrum H  Search this
Ed:
Apple, Rima D (Rima Dombrow) 1944-  Search this
Downey, Gregory John  Search this
Vaughn, Stephen 1947-  Search this
Subject:
MacFarlane, R (Roderick) 1833-1920  Search this
Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887  Search this
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Hudson's Bay Company  Search this
International Exchange Service (IES)  Search this
National Collections  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages : 20; Page numbers : 87-106
Place:
Canada
Date:
2012
Topic:
Publications  Search this
Exchanges, Literary and scientific  Search this
International exchanges  Search this
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Publisher:
Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13671
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"In Behalf of the Science of the Country": The Smithsonian and the U.S. Navy in the North Pacific in the 1850's

Author:
Rothenberg, Marc 1949-  Search this
Subject:
Perry, Matthew Calbraith 1794-1858  Search this
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
United States Naval Expedition to the North Pacific  Search this
United States Naval Expedition to Japan, 1852-1854  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Japan-U.S. Treaty of Amity and Commerce  Search this
United States Dept. of the Navy  Search this
Physical description:
pp. 301-307
Place:
North Pacific Ocean
Japan
Date:
1998
Topic:
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3692
view "Interruptions and Embarrassments": The Smithsonian Institution during the Civil War digital asset number 1

"Interruptions and Embarrassments": The Smithsonian Institution during the Civil War

Author:
Dorman, Kathleen W  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865  Search this
Library of Congress Relations with the Smithsonian  Search this
Smithsonian Deposit (Library of Congress)  Search this
Meteorological Project  Search this
Smithsonian Institution General History  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building Early History  Search this
United States Dept. of the Navy  Search this
Confederate States of America. Army  Search this
Place:
United States
Date:
1999-2007
Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic:
Fire of 1865  Search this
Major Events in Smithsonian History  Search this
United States Congress, Relations with SI  Search this
Finances  Search this
History  Search this
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12612
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"Joseph Henry Papers" Exhibit Opens in SIB

Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Joseph Henry Papers Project  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Joseph Henry Papers (December 26, 1972: Smithsonian Institution Building)  Search this
Place:
United States
Date:
December 26, 1972
Topic:
History exhibits  Search this
Exhibit openings  Search this
Rare books  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Manuscripts  Search this
American science  Search this
Science  Search this
History of Science and Technology  Search this
Physicists  Search this
Pictures  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12629
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"Looking Back: James H. Logan, First superintendent of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf"

Author:
Lang, Harry G  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Gallaudet College  Search this
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages: 04; Page numbers: 1-4
Date:
1990
Topic:
Deafness  Search this
Hearing  Search this
Disabilities  Search this
People with disabilities  Search this
Inventions  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Microscopes  Search this
Patents  Search this
Inventors  Search this
Pennsylvania  Search this
Educators  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14564
view "Smithsonian" Balloon Ascends digital asset number 1

"Smithsonian" Balloon Ascends

Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Wise, John 1808-1879  Search this
Place:
United States
Date:
May 1859
Topic:
Balloons  Search this
Research  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Meteorology  Search this
Electricity  Search this
Science--Experiments  Search this
Atmospheric electricity  Search this
Science  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12843
view "Statement of Professor Henry in Reference to Lorin Blodget" (mid-February 1855) digital asset number 1

"Statement of Professor Henry in Reference to Lorin Blodget" (mid-February 1855)

Author:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Joseph Henry Papers Project  Search this
Subject:
Blodget, Lorin 1823-1901  Search this
American Association for the Advancement of Science  Search this
United States Surgeon-General's Office  Search this
Meteorological Project  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 8 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 6 3/4w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper
Type:
Document
Paper
Date:
mid-February 1855
Topic:
Secretaries  Search this
Volunteers  Search this
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Wages  Search this
Paper  Search this
Meteorology  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2012-3415 and SIA2012-3416 and SIA2012-3417 and SIA2012-3418 and SIA2012-3419 and SIA2012-3420 and SIA2012-3421 and SIA2012-3422
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13365
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(Four 4 x 6 boxes)

Collection Creator::
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878  Search this
Container:
Box 2 of 65
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Microfilm available for most of the collection.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Joseph Henry Collection
See more items in:
Joseph Henry Collection
Joseph Henry Collection / Series 2: INDEX CARDS TO MICHELLE ALDRICH'S "CALENDAR OF THE UNKNOWNS." / Box 2
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7001-refidd1e900
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1860 Meteorology Records Destroyed in Fire

Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Meteorological Project  Search this
Type:
Circular
Date:
December 15, 1868
Topic:
Memorandums  Search this
Fires  Search this
Losses  Search this
Meteorology  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Volunteers  Search this
Citizen science  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_362
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A Brief Overview of the Historical Progression of Joseph Henry's Studies Concerning Alternating Current Phenomena

Author:
Gluckman, A. G  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Date:
January 1986
Topic:
Electromagnetic Induction  Search this
Electricity  Search this
Publisher:
Post-RAAG Reports
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3141
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A Century of Smithsonian Publications

Author:
True, Webster Prentiss b. 1892  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (Publication)  Search this
Proceedings of the United States National Museum  Search this
Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (Publication)  Search this
Physical description:
pp. 141-142
Date:
1946
Topic:
Museum publications  Search this
Smithsonian Annual Reports (publication)  Search this
Bulletin of the United States National Museum (Publication)  Search this
Contributions of the National Herbarium (Publication)  Search this
Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology (Publication)  Search this
Smithsonian Special Publications  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Publishers and publishing  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3572
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A History of the First Half-Century of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1913

Author:
True, Frederick William 1858-1914  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Academy of Sciences Relations with the Smithsonian  Search this
Scientific Lazzaroni  Search this
Edition:
First
Physical description:
Number of pages: 399, Page numbers : 1-399
Date:
1913
Topic:
Professional associations  Search this
Societies--History, organization, etc  Search this
Learned institutions and societies  Search this
Science--Societies, etc  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13657
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A Memoir of Joseph Henry: A Sketch of His Scientific Work

Author:
Taylor, William B (William Bower) 1821-1895  Search this
Subject:
Ten Eyck, Philip  Search this
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Albany Institute  Search this
United States Light House Board  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL)  Search this
United States Congress  Search this
Meteorological Project  Search this
Board of Regents  Search this
College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Date:
1880
Topic:
Secretaries  Search this
Secretariats  Search this
Electromagnetic Induction  Search this
Biography  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3562
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A Memorial of George Gibbs

Author:
Stevens, John Austin 1827-1910  Search this
Subject:
Gibbs, George 1815-1873  Search this
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages: 7 Page numbers: 219-225
Place:
North America
Date:
1874
Topic:
Biography  Search this
Ethnologists  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Museum publications  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Philology  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3901
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A Memorial of Joseph Henry

Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Board of Regents  Search this
Date:
1880
Topic:
Bibliography  Search this
Biography  Search this
SI, Early History  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3329
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A Memorial of Joseph Henry

Author:
United States Congress  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
United States Congress  Search this
Date:
1880
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3582
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A New Understanding of the First Electromagnetic Machine: Joseph Henry's Vibrating Motor

Author:
Littman, Michael G  Search this
Stern, Lucas E  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)  Search this
Princeton University  Search this
Date:
2011
Topic:
Inventions  Search this
Electric machinery  Search this
Electric motors  Search this
Inventors  Search this
Electromagnetism  Search this
Magnetic induction  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14451
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A Powerhouse in the Attic

Author:
Martin, David  Search this
Photographer:
Crane, Ralph  Search this
Subject:
Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001  Search this
Smithson, James 1765-1829  Search this
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
National Portrait Gallery (U.S.)  Search this
National Collection of Fine Arts  Search this
Office of Strategic Services  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages: 3; Page numbers: 98-102
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
November 19, 1965
Topic:
Biography  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Museums--Philosophy  Search this
Ornithologists  Search this
Ornithology  Search this
Museums--Educational aspects  Search this
Museums  Search this
Birds  Search this
Armed Forces  Search this
Management--Museums  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3311

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