Records of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, 1799-1862.

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Records of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, 1799-1862.

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Constitution, correspondence, essays, journals, minutes, membership lists, memorandum books, and reports. Includes report on exhibits sent to the London's Great Exhibition (World Fair) in 1851 and lists of exhibits sent to the London International Exhibition, May 1862. Also includes correspondence and memorandum book on minerals of Francis Markoe, corresponding secretary, 1843-1845.

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Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)

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London International Exhibition.

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Markoe, Francis, 1801-1871

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U.S. State Department clerk in the consular and diplomatic bureaus. From the description of Papers of Francis Markoe, 1829-1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455435 ...

National Institute for the Promotion of Science

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Founded 1841 as National Institution for the Promotion of Science by a group of prominent private citizens who hoped to be entrusted with the management of the Smithsonian bequest; inc. 1842 as National Institute for the Promotion of Science; collections turned over to the newly formed Smithsonian Institution in 1846. From the description of Records, 1840-1847. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70939674 The National Institute for the Promotion of Sc...