The Scientific Work of the Secretary of the Smithsonian InstitutionSource: The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Mar., 1928), pp. 279-280Published by: American Association for the Advancement of ScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/8061 .

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280 THE SCIENTIFIC MONTHLY

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280 THE SCIENTIFIC MONTHLY

DR. CHARLES GREELEY ABBOT ELECTED SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

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