""A History Of The New York Academy Of Sciences: Formerly The Lyceum Of Natural History"" is a comprehensive account of the evolution and growth of the New York Academy of Sciences, previously known as the Lyceum of Natural History. The book is written by Herman Le Roy Fairchild, a renowned American geologist, and paleontologist, who was also a member of the academy. The book traces the origins of the academy from its founding in 1817, and its early...