mention a few of his works?
His first paper was presented at the Royal Society on 7 July 1791, "An Account of Some Chemical Experiments on Tabasheer".
James Smithson
His first paper was presented at the Royal Society on 7 July 1791, "An Account of Some Chemical Experiments on Tabasheer". 
is harvard extension school the same as harvard It is the extension school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. where is the school based? Cambridge, Massachusetts. what is taught in the school? It offers liberal arts and professional courses. mention a few programs offered for degree over there? Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (ALB) and the Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (ALM). with whom does the school have partnership? Smithsonian Institution. what is the institute for? It is a trust instrumentality of the United States composed as a group of museums and research centers. when was it founded? August 10, 1846 who founded it? James Smithson who was he? An English chemist and mineralogist.
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James Smithson [SEP] Scientific work
Smithson is credited with first using the word "silicates". Smithson's bank records at C. Hoare & Co show extensive and regular income derived from Apsley Pellatt, which suggests that Smithson had a strong financial or scientific relationship with the Blackfriars glass maker.