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Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797– May 13, 1878) was an American physicist and inventor who served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served as president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1868 to 1878. (From Wikipedia) More about Joseph Henry:
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18 additional books about Joseph Henry in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) Historical sketch of Henry's contribution to the electro-magnetic telegraph. (Govt. Print. Off., 1877), by Charles C. Abbott, Otis Tuftman Mason, M. Morin, Charles Rau, Otis Tufton Mason, William B. Taylor, and Smithsonian Institution (page images at HathiTrust)- A memorial of Joseph Henry. (Gov't print. off., 1880), by Smithsonian Institution and United States. Congress 1878-1879) (page images at HathiTrust)
- A memoir of Joseph Henry. A sketch of his scientific work (Collins, printer, 1879), by William B. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Joseph Henry and the magnetic telegraph. (C. Scribner's sons, 1885), by E. N. Dickerson (page images at HathiTrust)
- The life and work of Joseph Henry ([Chicago?], 1878), by Frank L. Pope (page images at HathiTrust)
- An historical sketch of Henry's contribution to the electro-magnetic telegraph : with an account of the origin and development of Prof. Morse's invention. (Gov't print. off., 1879), by William B. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sketch of the life and contributions to science of Prof. Joseph Henry, LL. D., Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. (s.n., 1871), by William B. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Notes on the life and character of Joseph Henry. (Govt. Print. Off., 1880), by James Clarke Welling and Philosophical Society of Washington (page images at HathiTrust)
- The electro-magnetic telegraph; a defense against the injurious deductions drawn from the deposition of Prof. Joseph Henry (in the several telegraph suits) with a critical review ... and an examination of Prof. Henry's alleged discoveries, bearing upon the electro-magnetic telegraph ... (Pudney, 1855), by Samuel Finley Breese Morse and Joseph Henry (page images at HathiTrust)
- A memoir of Joseph Henry. A sketch of his scientific work. Read before the philosophical society of Washington, October 26, 1878. (Gov't Print. Off., 1880), by William B. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memorial eulogies delivered in the House of representtives of the United States ([Govt. print. off.], 1883), by Samuel Sullivan Cox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Addresses at the unveiling of the Joseph Henry statue at Washington, D.C., April 19, 1883 (Government Printing Office, 1884), by Morrison R. Waite (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memoir of Joseph Henry (National Academy of Sciences, 1905), by Simon Newcomb (page images at HathiTrust)
- Notes on the life and character of Joseph Henry; read before the Philosophical society of Washington, October 26, 1878. Extracted from the bulletin of the Society. (Collins, printer, 1878), by James Clarke Welling (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry and the telegraph (s.n., 1879), by William B. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Remarks of Robert E.C. Stearns on the late Professor Joseph Henry, before the California Academy of Sciences, May 20th, 1878; and resolutions of the Academy, June 17th, 1878. ([San Francisco?, 1878), by Robert E. C. Stearns and California Academy of Sciences (page images at HathiTrust)
- Joseph Henry : a biographical sketch of Joseph Henry, the American pioneer in electrical communication (New York : Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1926., 1926), by Bancroft Gherardi, Robert Waldo King, and Bell Telephone Laboratories (page images at HathiTrust)
- Famous American men of science. (W. W. Norton & company, inc., 1927), by J. G. Crowther (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by Joseph Henry: Additional books by Joseph Henry in the extended shelves:- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: [Papers on meteorology (s.n., 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Catlin's Indian cartoons. Synopsis of the author's roamings in gathering the paintings enumerated in his Catalogue. ([n.p., 1872), also by George Catlin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Circular in reference to American archæology. ([Washington, D.C., 1878), also by Smithsonian Institution (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Circular to officers of the Hudson's Bay Company (Smithsonian Institution, 1860), also by Smithsonian Institution and Hudson's Bay Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: The coast survey. An article from the Princeton Review, for April, 1845. (Printed by J.T. Robinson, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Contributions to electricity and magnetism (Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother ..., 1839), also by Stephen Alexander and American Philosophical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Defence of Dr. Gould by the scientific council of the Dudley observatory. (Weed, Parsons and company, 1858), also by Dudley Observatory. Scientific Council, Benjamin Peirce, and A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Defence of Dr. Gould by the Scientific Council of the Dudley Observatory. (Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858), also by Dudley Observatory. Scientific Council, Benjamin Peirce, and A. D. Bache (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Directions for meteorological observations, adopted by the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian institution, 1858), also by Smithsonian Institution and A. Guyot (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Directions for meteorological observations, and the registry of periodical phenomena. (Smithsonian Institution, 1860), also by Smithsonian Institution and A. Guyot (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: The discovery of induced electric currents. (American book Co., 1900), also by Joseph Sweetman Ames and Michael Faraday (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: The electro-magnetic telegraph; a defense against the injurious deductions drawn from the deposition of Prof. Joseph Henry (in the several telegraph suits) with a critical review ... and an examination of Prof. Henry's alleged discoveries, bearing upon the electro-magnetic telegraph ... (Pudney, 1855), also by Samuel Finley Breese Morse (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Eulogy on professor Alexander Dallas Bache (Govt., 1872) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries : explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872 (G.P.O., 1875), also by G. Brown Goode, Elliott Coues, A. H. Thompson, John Wesley Powell, and Smithsonian Institution (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Explorations & surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean (Beverley Tucker, printer, 1855), also by United States War Department, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and United States Army Corps of Engineers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Extracts from the Proceedings of the Board of regents of the Smithsonian institution, in relation to the electromagnetic telegraph. (Smithsonian institution, 1861), also by Smithsonian Institution and Samuel Finley Breese Morse (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: The inferior surface of the trilobite discovered : illustrated with coloured models (Published by Judah Dobson ..., 1839), also by Jacob Green (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Meteorology in its connection with agriculture. ([Washington, D. C., 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean (A. O. P. Nicholson, printer [etc.], 1855), also by United States War Department, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and United States Army Corps of Engineers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. (A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer [etc.], 1855), also by United States. War Dept, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and United States Army Corps of Engineers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Scientific writings. (Smithsonian Institution, 1886) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Scientific writings of Joseph Henry. (The Smithsonian institution, 1886) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Scientific writings of Joseph Henry ... (The Smithsonian institution, 1886), also by Smithsonian Institution (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: A summary of researches in sound: conducted in the service of the United States Light-House Board (Govt. Print. Off., 1879) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Tables and results of the precipitation, in rain and snow, in the United States: and at some stations in adjacent parts of North America, and in Central and South America. (Smithsonian Institution, 1881), also by Charles A. Schott, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and Smithsonian Institution (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Tables and results of the precipitation, in rain and snow, in the United States: and at some stations in adjacent parts of North America, and in Central and South America. (Smithsonian Institution, 1872), also by Charles A. Schott and Smithsonian Institution (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Tables, distribution, and variations of the atmospheric temperature in the United States, and some adjacent parts of America. (Smithsonian Institution, 1876), also by Charles A. Schott and Smithsonian Institution (page images at HathiTrust)
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878: Thoughts on education. The introductory discourse delivered before the American association for the advancement of education at its fourth annual session held in Washington in December, 1854. (Press of Case, Tiffany and company, 1855), also by YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) and Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
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