A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science
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Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia stands today as the oldest natural history museum in the Western hemisphere. Early expeditions organized at the Academy were of central importance to the exploration of America's western wilderness, and the plant and animal specimens that were brought back formed the foundation of a collection that today contains some eighteen million items. What began as a small gathering of devoted...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0812243803
ISBN13:9780812243802
Release Date:March 2012
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:464 Pages
Weight:6.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.8" x 10.0" x 12.3"
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