A Glorious Enterprise The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science |
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| Author:
| Peck, Robert McCracken
Stroud, Patricia Tyson |
| Photographer:
| Purcell, Rosamond |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-4380-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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This first complete history of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia narrates signal moments, achievements, and the colorful characters associated with an institution that shaped the study of natural history in America. Stunning original photographs by Rosamond Purcell cast extraordinary specimens from Academy collections in a new light.
This first complete history of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia narrates signal moments, achievements, and the colorful characters associated with an institution that shaped the study of natural history in America. Stunning original photographs by Rosamond Purcell cast extraordinary specimens from Academy collections in a new light.