Dry Storeroom No. 1

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geology, History, World History, Biography & Memoir, Reference
Cover of the book Dry Storeroom No. 1 by Richard Fortey, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Author: Richard Fortey ISBN: 9780307269409
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: August 19, 2008
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: Richard Fortey
ISBN: 9780307269409
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: August 19, 2008
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

A remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary people, meticulous research, and driving passions that make London’s Natural History Museum one of the world’s greatest institutions.

In an elegant and illuminating narrative, Richard Fortey takes his readers to a place where only a few privileged scientists, curators, and research specialists have been—the hallowed halls that hold the permanent collection of the Natural History Museum. Replete with fossils, jewels, rare plants, and exotic species, Fortey’s walk through offers an intimate view of many of the premiere scientific accomplishments of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Like looking into the mind of mankind and all the fascinating discoveries, ideas, and accomplishments that reside there, Fortey’s tour is utterly entertaining from first to last.

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A remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary people, meticulous research, and driving passions that make London’s Natural History Museum one of the world’s greatest institutions.

In an elegant and illuminating narrative, Richard Fortey takes his readers to a place where only a few privileged scientists, curators, and research specialists have been—the hallowed halls that hold the permanent collection of the Natural History Museum. Replete with fossils, jewels, rare plants, and exotic species, Fortey’s walk through offers an intimate view of many of the premiere scientific accomplishments of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Like looking into the mind of mankind and all the fascinating discoveries, ideas, and accomplishments that reside there, Fortey’s tour is utterly entertaining from first to last.

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