Dry Store Room No. 1 - The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum

Informationen zum Autor Richard Fortey retired from his position as senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in 2006. He is the author of several books, including ‘Fossils: A Key to the Past’, ‘The Hidden Landscape’ which won The Natural World Book of the Year in 1993, ‘Life: An Unauthorised Biography’, ‘Trilobite!’ and ‘The Earth: An Intimate History’. He has been elected to be President of the Geological Society of London for its bicentennial year of 2007, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society. Klappentext 'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination. Zusammenfassung ‘Dry Store Room No. 1’ is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Fortey, Richard A. Fortey
• Publisher: Harper Perennial UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.09.2008
• EAN: 9780007209897
• ISBN: 978-0-00-720989-7
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; London, Greater London, NATURE / General, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, SCIENCE / History, TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, ART / Museum Studies, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, natural history, History of Science, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc