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The coming railroad : the Chase-Kirchner aerodromic system of transportation / G.N. Chase ; H.W. Kirchner

Author:
Chase, G. N (George Nathan) b. 1853  Search this
Kirchner, H. W (Henry William) b. 1853  Search this
Former owner:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
50 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1894
February, 1894
Topic:
Railroads, Elevated  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Call number:
TF695 .C48 1894
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_55543

Contributions to the Centennial Exhibition by John Ericsson

Author:
Ericsson, John 1803-1889  Search this
Former owner:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont),) 1834-1906 DSI  Search this
Binder:
Smith, R.W.  Search this
Subject:
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 577 pages, [68] leaves of plates illustrations, portraits 30 cm
Type:
Books
Withdrawn copies (Provenance)
Place:
United States
Date:
1876
19th century
Topic:
Caloric engines  Search this
Caloric engines--History  Search this
Inventions  Search this
Inventions--History  Search this
Physical instruments  Search this
Physical instruments--History  Search this
Erdrotation  Search this
Kriegsschiff  Search this
Schiffstechnik  Search this
Sonnenstrahlung  Search this
Stirling-Motor  Search this
Strahlung  Search this
Wärmestrahlung  Search this
Call number:
TA7 .E75 1876 quarto
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1062983

The coming railroad : the Chase-Kirchner aerodromic system of transportation / G.N. Chase ; H.W. Kirchner

Author:
Chase, G. N (George Nathan) b. 1853  Search this
Kirchner, H. W (Henry William) b. 1853  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Physical description:
50 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1894
February, 1894
Topic:
Railroads, Elevated  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Call number:
TF695 .C48 1894
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_504820

The new astronomy / by Samuel Pierpont Langley

Author:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1896
1896, c1887
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
Call number:
QB44 .L28 1896
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_299778

Samuel Pierpont Langley (with six plates), by C. G. Abbot

Author:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) 1872-1973  Search this
Physical description:
1 p. l., 57 p. 6 pl. (incl. front.(port)) 25 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1934
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
Astrophysics  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TL540.L28 A12 1934
TL540.L28A12 1934
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_275008

The life and services of John James Audubon : an address before the the [sic] New York Academy of Sciences, April 26, 1893 / by Daniel G. Elliot

Author:
Elliot, Daniel Giraud 1835-1915  Search this
New York Academy of Sciences  Search this
Former owner:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906 DSI  Search this
Library of Congress DSI  Search this
Subject:
Audubon, John James 1785-1851  Search this
Physical description:
p. [43]-57, [1] p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1893
1893?]
Call number:
QL31.A9 E46 1893
QL31.A9E46 1893
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_213883

Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931 [actually 1932] volume V, Europe 1879-80; Grand Canyon of the Colorado; explorations in Mexico with Jackson and the Chains; Colorado with Powell and Langley, 1887

Title:
Random records, vol. 5
Creator:
Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this
Author:
Hayden, F. V (Ferdinand Vandeveer) 1829-1887  Search this
Dutton, Clarence E (Clarence Edward) 1841-1912  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902  Search this
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)  Search this
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Subject:
Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this
Smithsonian Institution History  Search this
Geological Survey (U.S.) History  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume illustrations, clippings, letters. 27 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
America
Mexico
Date:
1879
1879-1932
Topic:
Paleontology  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
Call number:
CT275.H75 A1 v. 5
CT275.H75 A1
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1063442

A tribute : Samuel Pierpont Langley, pioneer in practical aviation / by Henry Leffmann

Title:
Samuel Pierpont Langley, pioneer in practical aviation
Author:
Leffmann, Henry 1847-1930  Search this
Former owner:
Aldrin, Edwin Eugene 1896-1974 DSI  Search this
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (U.S.) DSI  Search this
Event place:
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Subject:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Physical description:
pages 49-63 : illustrations ; 23 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
1919
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TN775 .A53 1919
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1068893

The relations between the Smithsonian Institution and the Wright brothers, by Charles G. Abbot

Author:
Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) 1872-1973  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Subject:
Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912  Search this
Wright, Orville 1871-1948  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Physical description:
2 p.l., 27 p. 25 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1928
Topic:
Airplanes  Search this
Call number:
TL540.W7 A13
TL540.W7 A13
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_114615

Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931 [actually 1932] volume VIII, Cuba with Powell; Jamaica with Langley; Mexico with Gilbert and Dutton; California with McGee; physical anthropology, Hrdlicka, current work 1900

Title:
Random records, vol. 8
Creator:
Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this
Author:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902  Search this
Gilbert, Grove Karl 1843-1918  Search this
Dutton, Clarence E (Clarence Edward) 1841-1912  Search this
Subject:
Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this
Smithsonian Institution History  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume illustrations, clippings, letters. 27 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Cuba
Jamaica
Mexico
Date:
1897
1897-1932
Topic:
Animal flight  Search this
Flight--History  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Call number:
CT275.H75 A1 v. 8
CT275.H75 A1
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1063437

Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Regents on the proposal submitted by the American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations : for the establishment of a Bureau of Graduate Study under the Smithsonian Institution

Author:
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents Special Committee  Search this
Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations  Search this
Former owner:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[2], 26, [4] p. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1900
Topic:
Agricultural colleges  Search this
Call number:
Q11 .S66 1900
Q11.S66 1900
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_229631

A tribute : Samuel Pierpont Langley: pioneer in practical aviation / by Henry Leffmann

Author:
Leffmann, Henry 1847-1930  Search this
Subject:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Physical description:
p. 157-167, [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1920
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
Q11.S66 1918X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_108346

Random Records of a Lifetime devoted to Sciences and Art, 1846-1931 : volume VIII, Cuba with Powell; Jamaica with Langley; Mexico with Gilbert and Dutton; California with McGee; Physical Anthropology, Hrdlicka, Current Work 1900

Alternate Title:
Volume VIII  Search this
Collection name:
Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931 : Cullings, largely personal, from the scrap heap of three score years and ten, devoted to science, literature and art
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
Sublocation:
American Art Portrait Gallery Library
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Illustrations
Correspondence
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Jamaica
Cuba
Mexico
Date Range:
1897-1902
Start Date:
1897
End Date:
1902
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
Geology  Search this
Ornithology  Search this
Access Information:
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Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931 : Cullings, largely personal, from the scrap heap of three score years and ten, devoted to science, literature and art
See more records associated with this person:
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI8326

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