William J. Rhees on James Smithson
By: William Jones Rhees.
Contributors: Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907.; Smithson, James, 1765-1829.
Series: Three centuries of science in America; Smithsonian miscellaneous collections ;; v. 21.
Publisher: Arno Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Smithson, James, 1765-1829; Smithsonian Institution -- History; Chemistry; Mineralogy -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Reprint of 2 articles published in 1880 by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, in Smithsonian miscellaneous collections, v. 21.
Table of contents: title: Rhees, W. J. James Smithson and his bequest.; title: Smithson, J. The scientific writings of James Smithson.