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The 26-metre-long Diplodocus skeleton that dominates the Central
Hall of the Natural History Museum in London is one of the world's
most famous dinosaur models. Known affectionately as 'Dippy', it
has fascinated and enthralled visitors since it was first revealed
to an astonished public in 1905. Dippy's tale begins some 150
million years ago in the late part of the Jurassic period - the
time from which the original fossil dates. Dippy is an exact
plaster replica of the fossilized bones found in the badlands of
Wyoming, USA. The story of how Dippy came to the Museum is one that
involves danger and adventure in the harsh environment of the
American Wild West, the generosity of an eccentric millionaire and
the involvement of the British royal family. The book combines an
engaging narrative with details of dinosaur discoveries and the
latest research on Diplodocus anatomy and behaviour. It also
reveals the emergence of Dippy's importance to scientists, as
studies on Diplodocus kick-started a renaissance in the
understanding of the biology of the group it belongs to, the
sauropods.Featuring delightful artworks and photographs throughout,
this is both an engaging tale of discovery and a guide to one of
the longest land animals ever to walk the Earth.
Visit the Natural History Museum - 100 years ago. Featuring a
wealth of stunning black-and-white photographs from the Museum's
archives, this book offers a real flavour of life at one of
London's oldest and most famous visitor attractions, from Victorian
times until just after the Second World War. The photographs go
back as far as the 1880s, to the earliest years of the Museum, when
only a few horsedrawn carriages plied the streets of South
Kensington and elephants and gorillas from distant parts of the
British Empire were exhibited for the first time. In later years
the Museum gardens were to be dug over for vegetable production
during the Second World War and whale carcasses were buried in the
grounds to allow the flesh to rot away. The book focuses on the
unusual events that have taken place over the years, the characters
working at and visiting the Museum, and of course the awe-inspiring
specimens. Ranging from the amazing to the amusing, the images are
evocative and brimming with period detail. The authors are senior
archivists and well placed to share their knowledge of the stories
that lie behind the silver-nitrate surface of the old photographic
prints.
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