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Rare & wonderful : treasures from Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Title: Rare & wonderful : treasures from Oxford University Museum of Natural History / [edited by] Kate Diston and Zoe Simmons.
Author: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, issuing body.
Publication: Oxford : Bodleian Library, University of Oxford : Museum of Natural History, 2018.

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Description

218 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour); 22 cm

Summary

Since its foundation in 1860, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History's world-renowned collections have become a key centre for scientific study and its much-loved building an important icon for visitors from around the world.The museum now holds over seven million scientific specimens including five million insects, half a million fossil specimens and half a million zoological specimens. It also holds an extensive collection of archival material relating to important naturalists such as Charles Darwin, William Smith, William Jones and James Charles Dale. This lavishly illustrated book features highlights from the collections ranging from the iconic Dodo (the only soft tissue specimen of the species in existence) and the giant tuna (brought back from Madeira on a perilous sea crossing in 1846) to crabs collected by Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, David Livingstone's tsetse fly specimens and Mary Anning's ichthyosaur. Also featured are the first described dinosaur bones, found in a small Oxfordshire village, the Red Lady of Paviland (who was in fact a man who lived 29,000 years ago) and a meteorite from the planet Mars.0Each item tells a unique story about natural history, about the history of science, about collecting, or about the museum itself. They give a unique insight into the extraordinary wealth of information and the fascinating tales that can be gleaned from these collections, both from the past and for the future.

Alternative Title

Rare and wonderful

Subjects

Genre/Form

Catalogs.
Catalogs and collections.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.

Call Number

JFD 19-881

ISBN

9781851244843
1851244840

LCCN

2018411468

OCLC

1064939947

Author

Oxford University Museum of Natural History, issuing body.

Title

Rare & wonderful : treasures from Oxford University Museum of Natural History / [edited by] Kate Diston and Zoe Simmons.

Publisher

Oxford : Bodleian Library, University of Oxford : Museum of Natural History, 2018.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.

Added Author

Diston, Kate, editor.

Simmons, Zoe, editor.

Bodleian Library, issuing body.

Research Call Number

JFD 19-881

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