Wikipedia's article on the National Academy of Sciences, the United States' congressionally chartered scientific advisory body, covering its 1863 founding and the Act signed by Abraham Lincoln.
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Sciences
Source Typereference
Reliability Tier3
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