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- Condition
- PublishedOn
- 2008-09-01
- Title
- Dry Store Room No. 1
- ISBN
- 9780007209897
- EAN
- 9780007209897
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Dry Store Room No. 1: the Secret Life of the Natural History Museum
- Item Height
- 198 mm
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Width
- 129 mm
- Subject
- Geology, Science
- Item Weight
- 270 g
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination. Behind the public facade of any great museum there lies a secret domain: one of unseen galleries, locked doors, priceless specimens and hidden lives.Through the stories of the numerous eccentric individuals whose long careers have left their mark on the study of evolutionary science, Richard Fortey, former senior paleaontologist at London's Natural History Museum, celebrates the pioneering work of the Museum from its inception to the present day. He delves into the feuds, affairs, scandals and skulduggery that have punctuated its long history, and formed a backdrop to extraordinary scientific endeavour from Darwin to the present day. He explores the staying power and adaptability of the Museum as it responds to changes wrought by advances in technology and molecular biology - 'spare' bones from an extinct giant bird suddenly become cutting-edge science with the new knowledge that DNA can be extracted from them, and ancient fish are tested with the latest equipment that is able to measure rises in pollution. 'Dry Store Room No.1' is a fascinating and affectionate account of a hidden world of untold treasures, where every fragment tells a story about time past, by a scientist who combines rigorous professional learning with a gift for prose that sparkles with wit and literary sensibility.
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HarperCollins
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9780007209897
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Publication Name
Dry Store Room No. 1: the Secret Life of the Natural History Museum
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geology, Science
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
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Item Height
198 mm
Item Width
129 mm
Item Weight
270 g
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United Kingdom
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