Proceedings of the United States National Museum; Volume 10

<p>This volume of the Proceedings of the United States National Museum offers a detailed snapshot of the museum's activities and research in 1888. Compiled by the United States National Museum and the U.S. Department of the Interior the publication includes a variety of scientific papers and reports on topics relating to natural history. </p><p>Providing insight into the scope of scientific inquiry at the time this historical record is invaluable for researchers historians of science and anyone interested in the early development of American scientific institutions. The meticulous records offer primary source material for understanding the state of scientific knowledge and museum practices in the late 19th century.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>