smithsonian institution in English

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a foundation for scientific research, established in 1836 and based in Washington, DC. It operates more than a dozen museums and institutes in Washington and other cities. It originated with a bequest in the will of English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson (1765–1829).

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1. Both his Indiana Jones jacket and fedora hat are on display at the Smithsonian Institution.

2. From a trunk he fishes out a letter of commendation from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC .

3. For 30 years, Smithsonian Institution archeologist Dennis Stanford searched in vain for the origins of the first Americans.

4. 17 hours ago · The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution, founded in 1890

5. Photograph of an early ballot box using Ballottas courtesy of the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution, via Wikimedia Commons

6. Botany Collections The plant collections of the Smithsonian Institution began with the acquisition of specimens collected by the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842).

7. Writer and archivist Reuben Jackson of the Smithsonian Institution wrote: "it's still a landmark recording because it is of the rock, R&B, blues ... musical tradition.

8. The Chief Justice is also an ex officio member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and, by custom, is elected chancellor of the board.

9. The Langley Aerodrome was a pioneering but unsuccessful manned, tandem wing-configuration powered flying machine; designed at the close of the 19th century by Smithsonian Institution Secretary Samuel Langley.The U.S

10. The US funded collection and curation of Antarctic meteorites, or the US Antarctic Meteorite program, is a cooperative effort among NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and ANSMET, and the Smithsonian Institution (SI)

11. The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) is a unique national resource—a partnership between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), and the Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (NMNH).

12. Following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the desk toured the country as part of a traveling exhibit for the Kennedy Presidential Library and was then lent to the Smithsonian Institution.

13. The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) is a world-renowned center of taxonomic excellence, undertaking cutting-edge research to provide actionable entomological intelligence tools and products that best assess global vector-borne disease risk.In partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, WRBU has grown the U.S

14. I argue that the “history wars” of the 1840s and 1850s over slavery and the Founders is quite similar to the “history wars” fought in the 1990s and 2000s over the Enola Gay exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution or the recent Brouhahas over Common Core and the AP history test.

15. The Booth Museum, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, is a 120,000 square foot museum located in Cartersville, Georgia, where guests are invited to See America’s Story through contemporary Western artwork, a Presidential Gallery, a Civil War art gallery and an interactive children’s gallery.Open since August 2003, Booth Museum is the only museum of its kind in the Southeast