Smithsonian contributions to the Earth Sciences..
Smithsonian Institution.
This series reports on the scientific, technical, and historical research conducted by Smithsonian staff and their professional colleagues, as well as on the collections of the various Smithsonian museums. The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.
Title from PDF of analytic title page (SIL site, viewed Aug. 22, 2006).
This series reports on the scientific, technical, and historical research conducted by Smithsonian staff and their professional colleagues, as well as on the collections of the various Smithsonian museums. The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.
Description based on: Number 1 (1969); title from PDF cover image (Smithsonian Institute website, viewed on December 5, 2015).
Latest issue consulted: Number 33 (2002) (viewed on December 5, 2015).
Earth sciences.
Sciences de la terre
Sciences de la terre.
earth sciences.
Earth sciences.
Aardwetenschappen.