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Henry statue at entrance of
Smithsonian Institution Building.
Photo by Rick Vargas, 1997.
Smithsonian neg. no. 97-4128.
    Joseph Henry
        Introductory Articles
            Who Was He?
            First Smithsonian Secretary
            Father of Weather Service
            Advocate of Basic Research
            Science Adviser
            Public Servant
            Educator
            Promoter of Anthropology
            Scientist and Christian
            Selected Readings
        Other Articles
           Joseph Henry: Inventor of the Telegraph?
           Joseph Henry's Contributions to the Electromagnet
            and the Electric Motor
           Joseph Henry and the Telephone
           Henry and the National Museum
           The Smithsonian during the Civil War
        Henry Chronology
        Henry Namesakes
        Henry Quotations
        Exhibit: Joseph Henry's Smithsonian Years
        Exhibit: Joseph Henry: An Enduring Legacy
    Papers of Joseph Henry
        Introduction
        Published Volumes
            Volume 7, Mini-edition from Model Editions Partnership
            Volume 8, Table of Contents
            Volume 8, Introduction
        Sample Documents
    The Project
        Overview
        A Physicist's Perspective
        News Archive
    Document Database

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