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Book/Printed Material In the Senate of the United States. August 5, 1856. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, made the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, in compliance with the directions of the Senate contained in a resolution of the 16th ultimo, have had under consideration the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase, for the use of the government, the copyright of the double chart, known as the Great Circle Protractor, for finding the shortest or great circle route from place to place on the globe ; and also to report the sum which, in their judgment, would be a suitable compensation to the inventor Cited as: S. Rept. 34-259

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  • In the Senate of the United States. August 5, 1856. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, made the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, in compliance with the directions of the Senate contained in a resolution of the 16th ultimo, have had under consideration the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase, for the use of the government, the copyright of the double chart, known as the Great Circle Protractor, for finding the shortest or great circle route from place to place on the globe ; and also to report the sum which, in their judgment, would be a suitable compensation to the inventor

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Rept. 34-259

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs
  • Bell, John 1797-1869
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856.

Headings

  • -  Chauvenet, William
  • -  United States.--Department of the Navy
  • -  Cartography
  • -  Copyright
  • -  Inventions
  • -  Aids to navigation
  • -  Patents

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (13 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 34-1:S.RP.259
  • Y 1.1/2:837

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022691065

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Naval Affairs, John Bell, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. Senate. In the Senate of the United States August 5, . -- Submitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, made the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, in compliance with the directions of the Senate contained in a resolution of the 16th ultimo, have had under consideration the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase, for the use of the government, the copyright of the double chart, known as the Great Circle Protractor, for finding the shortest or great circle route from place to place on the globe ; and also to report the sum which, in their judgment, would be a suitable compensation to the inventor. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691065/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Naval Affairs, Bell, J., United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. Senate, A. (1856) In the Senate of the United States August 5, . -- Submitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, made the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, in compliance with the directions of the Senate contained in a resolution of the 16th ultimo, have had under consideration the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase, for the use of the government, the copyright of the double chart, known as the Great Circle Protractor, for finding the shortest or great circle route from place to place on the globe ; and also to report the sum which, in their judgment, would be a suitable compensation to the inventor. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691065/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Naval Affairs, et al. In the Senate of the United States August 5, . -- Submitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, made the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, in compliance with the directions of the Senate contained in a resolution of the 16th ultimo, have had under consideration the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase, for the use of the government, the copyright of the double chart, known as the Great Circle Protractor, for finding the shortest or great circle route from place to place on the globe ; and also to report the sum which, in their judgment, would be a suitable compensation to the inventor. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1856. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022691065/>.