JOSEPH HENRY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/26/1891 - HFSID 2157
Price: $800.00
JOSEPH HENRY
Joseph Henry writes a letter saying that he is giving permission for a
catalogue to be published of all the species of American chilopods in the
collection.
Autograph Letter signed: "Joseph Henry" as Secretary of the
Smithsonian, 1p, 8x10½ front and verso. Washington, D.C., 1861 September
21. To H. C. Moog , no place. In full: "In answer to your request
for permission to publish a catalogue of all the species of American chilopods
in the Smithsonian collection, I write to say that the permission is cheerfully
given it being understood that full credit is to awarded to the Institution for
the facilities rendered through you to science. You will find an exposition of
the policy of the Institution in regard to its collections and the advances of
natural History in the report of the Regents for 1860, just published by the
government, pages 44 and 48 of my report. I shall direct that a copy of this
report be sent to you by mail as soon as we can find someone to give us a frank.
I regret that I had not an opportunity to see you longer into Germantown. I was
unwell the morning you called on me and not in a proper condition for
conversation. I remain very truly yours," Joseph Henry (1797-1878), a
physicist and scientific administrator, discovered electromagnetic induction
and self-induction. He is also credited with the invention of the electric motor
(1829) and later invented low-resistance and high-resistance galvanometers. In
1893, his name was given to the standard electrical unit of inductive
resistance, the henry. In 1846, Henry became the first Secretary of the newly
organized Smithsonian Institution, where he established a continuing
tradition of research. Under his leadership, weather reporting stations were
connected by telegraph in the U.S. In the spring of 1863, Henry was one of the
founding members of the National Academy of Science and served as Academy
President from 1867. He was both President of the National Academy of Science
and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution until his death. Alexander
Twilling developed the first commercially viable ice-making machine in
1856. Slightly soiled. Vertical fold crosses "Jo" of Joseph. Fragile.
Encapsulated. Writing bleeds through paper. Overall, fine
condition.
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