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Excerpt from Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution Up to January 1, 1854; And the Proceedings of the Board Up to July 8, 1854
There is another division with regard to knowledge which Smithson does not embrace in his design, Viz. The application of knowledge to useful purposes in the arts; and it was not necessary he should found an institution for this purpose. There are already in every civilized country establishments and patent laws for the encouragement of this department of mental industry. As soon as any branch of science can be brought to bear on the necessities, conveniences, or luxuries of life, it meets with encouragement and reward. Not so with the discovery of the incipient principles of science. The investigations which lead to these receive no fostering care from government, and are considered by the superficial observer as tri?es unworthy the attention of those who place the supreme good in that which immediately administers to the physical necessities or luxuries oflife.
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There is another division with regard to knowledge which Smithson does not embrace in his design, Viz. The application of knowledge to useful purposes in the arts; and it was not necessary he should found an institution for this purpose. There are already in every civilized country establishments and patent laws for the encouragement of this department of mental industry. As soon as any branch of science can be brought to bear on the necessities, conveniences, or luxuries of life, it meets with encouragement and reward. Not so with the discovery of the incipient principles of science. The investigations which lead to these receive no fostering care from government, and are considered by the superficial observer as tri?es unworthy the attention of those who place the supreme good in that which immediately administers to the physical necessities or luxuries oflife.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Smithsonian Institution
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780266586579
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.3 cm
Page Count - 753
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Page Count - 755
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