On the Extent and Aims of a National Museum of Natural History
On the Extent and Aims of a National Museum of Natural History
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Summary
The establishment of a national Natural History Museum was an idea opposed almost unanimously by the scientific community when it was proposed by Richard Owen (1804–92) in 1859. This is the text of one of Professor Owen's many speeches, first published in 1862, advocating its cause.
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On the Extent and Aims of a National Museum of Natural History by Richard Owen
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.
He was previously the paper's Moscow, Brussels, and Jerusalem correspondents, as well as the Foreign Editor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108038294 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108038298 |
| Title | On the Extent and Aims of a National Museum of Natural History |
| Author | Richard Owen |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2011-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 146 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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