Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution for the Year Ended June 30 1927

Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1928. Ex-Library. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 580 p. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and charts. Includes annual reports of the departments and museums that make up the Smithsonian Institution, as well as financial reports and a report on buildings and equipment. The majority of the volume is taken up with articles on scientific discoveries and natural history, including accomplishments of modern astronomy; recent developments of cosmical physics; evolution of 20th century physics; Isaac Newton by Prof. Albert Einstein; the nucleus of the atom; the centenary of Augustin Fresnel; the coming of the new coal age; Is the earth growing old?; geological climates; geologic romance of the Finger Lakes; fossil marine faunas as indicators of climactic conditions; paleontology and human relations; at the North Pole; bird banding in America; the distribution of fresh-water fishes; the mind of an insect; the evidence of man's bearing on evolution; the origins of Chinese civilization; archaeology of China; Indian villages on southeast Alaska; the interpretation of aboriginal mounds by means of Creek Indian customs; Friedrich Kurz, artist-explorer; Note on the principles and process of X-ray examination of paintings; lengthening of human life in retrospect and prospect; Charles Doolittle Walcott; William Healey Dall; and more. Library bookplate and stamp. Near fine..