Bulletin the Columbian Institute Museum the Promotion of Arts and Sciences a Washington Society of 1816-1838, Which Established
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Excerpt from Bulletin the Columbian Institute Museum the Promotion of Arts and Sciences a Washington Society of 1816-1838, Which Established: A Museum and Botanic Garden Under Government Patronage In his "Genesis of the United States National Museum," Dr. George Brown Goode has given a vivid sketch of a very important epoch in the scientific history of this country, showing how a learned society of Washington, at one time possessing 1,600 members, markedly influenced the plan and organization of the Smithsonian Institution, and especially its museum feature. The National Institution, later changed to National Institute, was established on May 15, 1840, by the adoption of a constitution and a declaration of its objects, which were "to promote science and the useful arts, and to establish a national museum of natural history, etc." The founding of this society, as Dr. Goode explains, "was doubtless to a very great degree due to the stimulating and inspiring effects upon public opinion of the Smithsonian bequest." It acquired extensive collections of its own and for a short time also had custody of the Government collections, which were assembled and exhibited in a large hall in the Patent Office building, whence, in 1858 and 1862, they were transferred, in accordance with law, to the Smithsonian Institution. The plan of the National Institution, says Dr. Goode, "was conceived in a broad and liberal spirit; its membership was a strong one, including at the beginning about ninety representative men of Washington, Members of Congress, scientific men, clergymen and promient citizens, and as many more corresponding members, among whom were all the leading men of the country. Among its principal officers were the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, ex-President Adams, the Chief of Engineers of the Army, and other prominent officials. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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