Joseph Henry Participates in British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting
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PrintJoseph Henry is a formal participant in the seventh meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, held in Liverpool, England. He gives a paper on static-electric lateral discharge, participates in a discussion on cast-iron magnets, and makes a presentation on U.S. canal and railway systems. He is one of four foreign participants honored by special recognition. In 1846, Henry is appointed the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
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September 9-16, 1837