《中国大百科全书》第2版：
【康奈尔大学】美国研究型大学。在纽约州伊萨卡。由政府和私人两方资助，校园占地300公顷。该校是根据1862年《莫里尔法》成立的一所赠地学院。因受到西方联合电报公司创始人 E. 康奈尔的资助而得名。……
【公共土地制度】…… 由于1862年《莫利尔赠地法》的实行，有69所高等农业或机械学院建立起来，并由此奠定了美国实业和技术教育的基础。……
《不列颠百科全书》：
Land-Grant College Act of 1862
Alternative Title: Morrill Act
Land-Grant College Act of 1862, or Morrill Act, Act of the U.S. Congress (1862) that provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” Named for its sponsor, Vermont Congressman Justin Smith Morrill (1810–98), it granted each state 30,000 acres (12,140 hectares) for each of its congressional seats. Funds from the sale of the land were used by some states to establish new schools; other states turned the money over to existing state or private colleges to create schools of agriculture and mechanic arts (known as “A&M” colleges). The military …(100 of 153 words)
