A I) V KItT ISHiM 10 NT, V 



II. To iNcnKASE Knowledge. — It iN dho jn'fiposcd to (ippropriafe a jmrtioti of the 

 income, annudlly, to special ohjectH of research, uttder the direction of auUahle 

 persons. 



1. The ()l)j('cts, and tlio aiMoiiiit a[)i)r()i)riatc(], to Ik; ro(;(}miricii(l<'(l hy couiiHctllors 

 of the Institution. 



2. Appropriations in diflbrent years to difTerent objects; so that, in course of time, 

 each brancli of knowledge may receive a sliare. 



3. The results obtained IVoin th(!se appropi'iations lo bi; ]»iibli,sbi'(l, wjlb lb<' 

 memoirs before mentioned, in the volumes of the Stnithsonian (.'oiitri billions to 

 Knowledge. 



4. Examples of objects for which appropiiations may be made: — 



(1.) System of extended moteonjlogical observations for scjlviug the proI)lein of 

 American storms. 



(2.) Explorations in dcsciiptive natural history, and geological, mathematical, 

 and topographical surveys, to collect matcriid for tbf' formation of a Physical Atlas 

 of the United States. 



(3.) Solution of exi)erlrnental problems, such as a. )iow dijtenriinatiou of the 

 weight of the earth, of the velocity of electricity, and of light; chemical a,nalys(!S 

 of soils and plants; collection and publication of articles of science, accumulated 

 in the offices of Government. 



(4.) Institution of statistical inquiries with reference to physical, moral, and 

 political subjects. 



(5.) Historical researches, and accurate surveys of places cel(;biatod in American 

 history. 



(G.) Ethnological researches, paiticularly with reference to the difTerent races of 

 men in North Anu'rlca; also explorations, and accurate surveys, of the mounds 

 and other remains of the ancient people of our country. 



T. To DIFFUSE Knowledge. — It is proposrA to prJ/Ush a series of reports, fjlvln/j an 

 account of the neto discoveries in science, and of the chutujeH 'made from yea/r to year 

 in all branches of Icnowledye not strictly 'professional. 



1. Some of these reports may Ije published annually, others at longer intervals, 

 as the income of the Institution or the changes in the branches of knowledge may 

 indicate. 



2. The reports are to be prepared by collaborators, eminent in the diflerent 

 branches of knowledge. 



