On the Organization of Scientific Work of the General Government: Extracts from the Testimony Taken by the Joint Commission of the Senate and House of Representatives to "consider the Present Organizations of the Signal Service, Geological Survey, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the Hydrographic Office of the Navy Department, with the View to Secure Greater Efficiency and Economy of Administration."U.S. Government Printing Office, 1885 - 177 Seiten |
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