Dry store room no. 1 : the secret life of the Natural History Museum / Richard Fortey.
Reveals the hidden treasures of London's Natural History Museum and the people, research, and passions that created the museum, in a study of the social history of the scientific accomplishments of the past two centuries.
Record details
- ISBN: 0307263622
- ISBN: 9780307263629
- Physical Description: 335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Knopf, 2008.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: London : HarperPress, 2008.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-318) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 Behind the Galleries 3 -- 2 Naming of Names 31 -- 3 Old Worlds 73 -- 4 Animalia 114 -- 5 Theatre of Plants 154 -- 6 Multum in parvo 185 -- 7 Museum Rocks 220 -- 8 Noah's Ark in Kensington 257 -- 9 House of the Muses 292.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 508.074 FOR (Text) | 36015000684163 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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