Resources for the History of Science in the Libraries of the British Museum (Natural History)
Alfred Waterhouse's ornate Romanesque building at South Kensington, London, has contained the natural history collections of the British Museum since 1881. First opened to the public on Easter Monday, 18 April, in that year, the British Museum (Natural History) (BM(NH)) has become well-known fo...
| Published in: | The British Journal for the History of Science |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1988
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007087400024407 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0007087400024407 |
| Summary: | Alfred Waterhouse's ornate Romanesque building at South Kensington, London, has contained the natural history collections of the British Museum since 1881. First opened to the public on Easter Monday, 18 April, in that year, the British Museum (Natural History) (BM(NH)) has become well-known for the excellence of its exhibition galleries, particularly for its dinosaurs, blue whale, and, more recently, for its revolutionary Hall of Human Biology. |
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