. Rapport annuel du Conseil d'administration de la Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution. Archives ; découvertes de la science. La Smithsonian Institution. La Smithsonian Institution est un établissement à "Washington, fondée par une loi du Congrès a approuvé le 10 août 1846, en vertu d'un legs Avith James Smithson, un Anglais, " pour l'augmentation et la diffusion des connaissances entre les hommes." La loi crée, en effet, un musée, une bibliothèque, une galerie d'art, des laboratoires, des conférences, et donne pour toute autre méthode pourrait favoriser la promotion o

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. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. The Smithsonian Institution is an establishment at "Washington, founded by act of Congress approved August 10, 1846, in accordance Avith a bequest of James Smithson, an Englishman, " for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The act creates, in effect, a museum, a library, a gallery of art, laboratories, lectures, and pro- vides for such other methods as might further the promotion of knowledge, these having later been construed to include publica- tions, explorations, researches on the part of the staff of the Institu- tion, and aids to research by supplying apparatus and making grants to investigators elsewhere. The Smithson bequest, Avith accumulated interest, noAv amounts to $050, 000, to which has been added gifts and bequests, notably those of Thomas G. Hodgkins, of $215, 918.60, mak- ing the total Smithsonian fund in the United States Treasury at the present time $044, 918.69. Upon this fund, and up to $1, 000, 000, the United States has agreed to pay in perpetuity interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. Other investments bring the capital of the Institution up to about $1, 000, 000. All of the operations of the Institution proper must be carried on with the income of this very limited fund. The Institution is by law an Establishment composed of the Presi- dent of the Ignited States, the Vice-President, the Chief Justice, and the heads of the Executive Departments. It is governed by a Board of Regents, consisting of the Vice-President and Chief Justice, ex officio, three members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, three members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House, and six citizens of the United States, appointed by act of Congress, two of whom are residents of the city of Washington and four of

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