Smithson, James 1765-1829

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Works:	89 works in 143 publications in 5 languages and 5,067 library holdings
Classifications:	ac5, 081

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Publications about James Smithson

Publications by James Smithson

Publications by James Smithson, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about James Smithson

The lost world of James Smithson : science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian by Heather P Ewing ( Book )
The stranger and the statesman : James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum: The Smithsonian by Nina Burleigh ( Book )
James Smithson and the Smithsonian story by Leonard Carmichael ( Book )
The first hundred years of the Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1946 by Webster Prentiss True ( Book )
The great design: two lectures on the Smithson bequest by John Quincy Adams, delivered at Quincy and Boston in November 1839, now first published together from contemporary printed and manuscript texts by John Quincy Adams ( Book )

James Smithson and his bequest by William Jones Rhees ( Book )
The removal of the remains of James Smithson by S. P Langley ( Book )
William J. Rhees on James Smithson ( Book )
Biographical sketch of James Smithson by S. P Langley ( Book )
Wing of fame, a novel based on the life of James Smithson by Louise Wallace Hackney ( Book )
The stranger and the statesman : James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum by Nina Burleigh ( Book )
Speech of Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, on the Smithsonian bill delivered in the House of Representatives, April 22, 1846 by Frederick P Stanton ( Book )
A memoir on the scientific character and researches of the late James Smithson, Esq. F.R.S by Walter R Johnson ( Book )
Delambre & Smithson by David Eugene Smith ( Book )
Smithsonian bequest : (to accompany bill H.R. no. 187) January 19, 1836 by United States ( Book )
James Smithson by S. P Langley ( Book )
Smithsonian bequest : (to accompany amendatory bill H.R. no. 1) March 5, 1840 by United States ( Book )
Smithsonian bequest (to accompany amendatory bill H.R. no. 1) March 5, 1840 by United States ( Book )
Mr. Smithson goes to Washington by John C Fledderjohn ( Book )
From Smithson to Smithsonian the birth of an institution ( )

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Most widely held works by James Smithson

Knowledge among men: eleven essays on science, culture, and society commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of James Smithson by Smithsonian Institution ( Book )
4 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 736 libraries worldwide

The scientific writings of James Smithson by James Smithson ( Book )
15 editions published between 1879 and 1975 in English and held by 171 libraries worldwide

Letter from James Smithson to Sir Joseph Banks, from Hamburg, September 18, 1808, as a prisoner of war by James Smithson ( Book )
2 editions published in 1943 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide

A chemical analysis of some calamines by James Smithson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1803 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide

Meḿoire sur l'action du feu dans les volcans : ou sur divers rapports entre leurs produits, ceux de nos fourneaux, les météorites et les roches primitives by Fleuriau de Bellevue ( Book )
1 edition published in 1805 in French and held by 5 libraries worldwide

Scientific writings of James Smithson ( Book )
3 editions published in 1879 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

James Smithson and his bequest ( Book )
2 editions published in 1880 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Smithsonian Institution: Documents relative to its origin and history, 1835-1899, in 2 volumes ( Book )
1 edition published in 1901 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Smithsonian Institution: Documents relative to its origin and history ( Book )
1 edition published in 1879 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Report of organization committee of Smithsonian Institution with resolutions accompanying same, and adopted by Board of Regents; also, will of testator, act accepting request, and act organizing institution ( Book )
1 edition published in 1847 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Account of Smithsonian Institution, its origin, history, objects, and achievements ( Book )
in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, history of its first half century ( Book )
1 edition published in 1897 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Smithsonian Institution, Revised statutes of U.S., 1878, Title LXXIII, with amendments to Mar. 12, 1894 ( Book )
1 edition published in 1894 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Officers and regents of Smithsonian Institution, with act of Congress accepting bequest, and act incorporating said Institution ( Book )
1 edition published in 1846 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

人間知識 by James Smithson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1973 in Chinese and held by 3 libraries worldwide

De Londres et ses environs by Jacques Cambry ( Book )
1 edition published in 1789 in French and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Observations upon the marine barometer, made during the examination of the coasts of New Holland and New South Wales, in the Years 1801, 1802, and 1803 by Matthew Flinders ( Book )
1 edition published in 1806 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

On the composition of zeolite by James Smithson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1811 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

A collection of miscellaneous writings on scientific subjects, reprinted from the Philosophical transactions of the Royal society of London by James Smithson ( Book )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide

Au carrefour de savoir; onze études consacrées à la science, la culture et la société pour commémorer le 200e anniversaire de la naissance de James Smithson by Smithsonian Institution ( Book )
1 edition published in 1968 in French and held by 1 library worldwide

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Adams, John Quincy,--1767-1848‍ Anniversaries‍ Australia Banks, Joseph,--1743-1820‍ Barometers‍ Bell, Alexander Graham,--1847-1922‍ Biography‍ Bishop, William Henry,--1847-1928‍ Calamin‍ Chemistry‍ Chemistry, Analytic‍ Chemists‍ Civilization‍ Delambre, J. B. J.--1749-1822‍ Discoveries in geography‍ Drama‍ England--London Exhibition catalogs‍ Fiction‍ Great Britain Historical radio programs‍ History‍ Intellectual life‍ Knowledge, Sociology of‍ Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier,--marquis de,--1757-1834‍ Large type books‍ Manners and customs‍ Meteorology‍ Mineralogical chemistry‍ Mineralogy‍ Museums‍ Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)‍ National Institute for the Promotion of Science‍ Observations‍ Political science‍ Prisoners‍ Radio docudramas‍ Records and correspondence‍ Science‍ Science radio programs‍ Scientists‍ Smithson, James,--1765-1829‍ Smithson family‍ Smithsonian Institution‍ Sources‍ Speeches, addresses, etc., American‍ Travel‍ United States Volcanoes‍ Washington (D.C.)

Alternative Names

James Smithson 1765-1829

Macie Smithson, James Lewis 1765-1829

Smithson, James Lewis Macie 1765-1829

Languages

English (142)
French (5)
Chinese (1)
Italian (1)
Undetermined (1)

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The stranger and the statesman : James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum: The Smithsonian

The stranger and the statesman : James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the making of America's greatest museum