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Description: A clause in the last will and testament of English scientist James Smithson eventually led to his estate being left to the United States "to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” There was much debate as to what constituted such an establishment, but many of the proposals
Showing results 13 - 24 of 1888 for Smithsonian Institution. Office of Information Resource Management. Smithsonian Institution Bibliographic Information System