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Excerpt from An Account of the Smithsonian Institution: Its Founder, Building, Operations, Etc;, Prepared From the Reports of Prof. Henry to the Regents, and Other Authentic Sources
The Smithsonian Institution has attained a world-wide reputation, and its in¿uence and importance are constantly extending. Its publications are found not only in the public libraries of our own land, but also in those of every other civilized country. Its correspondents include some of the most distinguished cultivators of science of the present day, and it is referred to as a center of infer mation by those who are interested in the pursuit of knowledge.
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