January
Regents Authorize Expense for SI Magnetic Observatory
Year:
1853
Month:
february
Day:
3
Date:
Thu, 1853-02-03
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The Board of Regents authorizes the expenditure of $1,100 to build a magnetic observatory on the Smithsonian grounds. It will consist of a small underground room, twelve by sixteen feet and an above-ground portion, constructed of wood and designed to correspond somewhat to the architecture of the Smithsonian Institution Building.