On the Extent and Aims of a National Museum of Natural History - Including the Substance of a Discourse on that Subject, Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, on the Evening of Friday, April 26, 1861 (Paperback)

A significant limitation on the development of zoology, botany and palaeontology in the mid-nineteenth century was the absence of a centralised collection of specimens. Appointed superintendent of the British Museum's natural history departments in 1859, the distinguished biologist Richard Owen (1804-92) quickly realised the need to make various scattered samples more readily available for study, and began campaigning for a new, national museum with unprecedented space and resources. This book is the text of one of his speeches to the Royal Institution, given in 1861 and first published in 1862. He argues against the usual practice of exhibiting only one type form for each genus, provides possible floor plans, and presents case studies across the zoological field which show the limitations of the then current system. He also stresses a new idea, that such a museum should aim not only to help scientists, but to educate the general public.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Richard Owen
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	146
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03829-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-03829-8
Barcode:	9781108038294

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