Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution has written at least 31 books. Their most popular book is Timelines of History: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events that Shaped the World with 8 saves with an average rating of 5⭐.

Author Bio

The Smithsonian Institution, also known simply as the Smithsonian, is a trust instrumentality of the United States composed as a group of museums and research centers. It was founded on August 10, 1846, "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. It was originally organized as the "United States National Museum", but that name ceased to exist as an administrative entity in 1967.

"I then bequeath the whole of my property...to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the **Smithsonian Institution**, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge..."
- [James Smithson][1] (1765-1829)

[1]: http://upstream.openlibrary.org/authors/OL2394098A/James_Smithson

**Source**: [Smithsonian Institution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution) on Wikipedia.

Smithsonian website

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Timelines of History: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events that Shaped the World D.K. Publishing Smithsonian Institution	5	2 reads
The American Revolution The American Revolution: A Visual History D.K. Publishing	4	1 read
Tyrannosaurus Rex Tyrannosaurus Rex A.L. Wegwerth	0	1 read
Flora: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Plant Kingdom D.K. Publishing	0	1 read
History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day	0	0 reads
The Science of Animals: From molluscs to mammals D.K. Publishing	0	0 reads
The Jewels of Lalique René Lalique Sigrid Barten Cooper-Hewitt Museum Smithsonian Institution Dallas Museum of Art	0	0 reads
Snakes Snakes Martha E.H. Rustad	0	1 read
Timelines of history Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Rock and Gem Ronald Bonewitz Smithsonian Institution	0	1 read
Diamonds Are Forever: Artists and Writers on Baseball Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Color and light Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Mystery and magic Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
We Are Here Naomi Hirahara Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Psychometrical Table Arnold Guyot James Henry Coffin Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and Financial Report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents for the Year Ending June 30 ... Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
WASHINGTON DC Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Report of the Secretary and Financial Report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Sewing machines Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Smithsonian Civil War Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Smithsonian American Women Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Official Guide to the Smithsonian, 5th Edition Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Smithsonian Year Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Annual Report of the Board of Regents Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Bird watcher Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Baseball! Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads
Food and the kitchen Smithsonian Institution	0	0 reads