A memorial of Joseph Henry / Published by order of Congress.

  • Smithsonian Institution.
Date:
1880
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Credit: A memorial of Joseph Henry / Published by order of Congress. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IIsTDEX. Page Academy, Albany,—Henry a pupil and teacher at 57,130,443 Academy of Sciences, National,—Henry the second president of 330,436,441 Acoustic refraction by wind suggested by Prof. Q. G. Stokes in 1857, and estab- lished by Henry in 1872 346,853,405,501 Acoustics,—investigations by Henry in 343.404,499 Act of Congress authorizing a statue to Henry 514 Actor,—Henry's youthful inclination to the career of 55,180,443 Address by Hon. Samuel S. Cox, of the House of Representatives 99 Address by Hon. James A. Garfield, of the House of Representatives, a Regent— 91 Address by Prof. Asa Gray, a Regent 53 Address by Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, U. S. Senator, (read by the Vice-President). 43 Address by Prof William B. Rogers 77 Address by Gen. William T. Sherman, a Regent 117 Address by Hon. Robert E. Withers, U. S, Senator, a Regent 49 Administration of the Smithsonian Institution 274,409,435 .ffi:sthetic tastes and culture of Henry 103,190,198,333,471 Albany Academy,—Henry a pupil at 57,130,208,443 Albany Academy,—Henry a teacher at 57,130,211,443 Albany electro-magnet of 750 pounds made by Henry in 1830 220 Albany Institute,—Henry active in organizing i 130,207 Albany Institute,—Henry's papers before 208,214,444 Albany Institute,—memorial proceedings of, on the death of Joseph Henry 128 Albany Lyceum,—Henry one of the originators of 130,375 Albany, New York, the birth-place of Henry 7,54,177,427,442 Alexander, Prof. J. H.— experiments by, on illuminating oils for the U. S. Light- House Board 309,422 Alexander, Prof. Stephen,—observations by, with Henry, on comparative heat ' ■ of the solar spots 269,448,502 Alexander, Prof. Stephen,—observations by, with Henry, on determination of longitude by meteors 271 Alexander, Prof. Stephen,—observations by, with Henry, on terrestrial mag- netism 258 Allen, Robin, Secretary of Trinity House,—letter from, on the death of Henry._ 137' Ampere, discovery by,—of the magnetic action of galvanic currents 80,215,478 Amp6re first to suggest the electro-magnetic telegraph 223 Announcement of the death of Joseph Henry by the Chancellor of the Smith- sonian Institution 7 Announcement of Memorial Services at the U. S. Capitol, by the executive com- mittee of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 37 Announcement of the speakers at the Memorial Services, made by the Vice- President 2 Anthony, Hon. Henry B.,—resolution reported by, to the Senate to print Memo- rial Volume, also portrait of Henry, for the same 4 Appointment of speakers for the public commemoration, by the executive com- ^ mittee of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 29 Appropriation of 815,000 by Congress, fof a statue of Henry 514 Arago the first to magnetize a needle by the galvanic current 213,479 Archceological work fostered by the Smithsonian Institution 290 Architectural adaptation,—Henry's views of ^.^ 334,434,455