TY - JFULL ID - 7376381 TI - Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences PY - SN - 00810274 PB - Washington Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press ; Smithsonian Institution Libraries DB - UniCat KW - Earth sciences. KW - Aardwetenschappen. KW - Sciences de la terre KW - Earth Sciences KW - Geology KW - Earth sciences KW - Meteorites KW - Geophysics KW - Geology. KW - Geophysics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7376381 AB - 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. ER -