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56TH CONGRESS , 1st Session { " OAPT . B. TELLEFSEN . . 1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES . , TRANSMITTING ! A REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE , RELATING TO THE CLAIM OF CAPT . B. TELLEFSEN , OF THE NORWEGIAN STEAMER ...
56TH CONGRESS , 1st Session { " OAPT . B. TELLEFSEN . . 1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES . , TRANSMITTING ! A REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE , RELATING TO THE CLAIM OF CAPT . B. TELLEFSEN , OF THE NORWEGIAN STEAMER ...
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In fact he continued to be the most ardent supporter of the plan of establishing a national observatory and never ceased his advocacy of it in Congress and in the public prints until an observatory had been founded in connection with ...
In fact he continued to be the most ardent supporter of the plan of establishing a national observatory and never ceased his advocacy of it in Congress and in the public prints until an observatory had been founded in connection with ...
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In Congress the matter was not acted upon imme . diately , but after Gilliss had persuaded a skeptical member of the House Naval Committee to visit the old depot a unanimous report in favor of the plan was adopted .
In Congress the matter was not acted upon imme . diately , but after Gilliss had persuaded a skeptical member of the House Naval Committee to visit the old depot a unanimous report in favor of the plan was adopted .
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In 1847 Congress enacted that the superintendent of the Observatory should be either a captain , a commander , or a lieutenant in the Navy . This was repealed by an act of Congress approved March 3 , 1865 , very shortly after the death ...
In 1847 Congress enacted that the superintendent of the Observatory should be either a captain , a commander , or a lieutenant in the Navy . This was repealed by an act of Congress approved March 3 , 1865 , very shortly after the death ...
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