A Gathering of Wonders
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: June 10, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780312252212
Subjects: Science / General; General; Science; American Museum of Natural His; American Museum of Natural History; Natural History; Nature/Ecology
Description: "Since its Founding in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History has stood as one of the world's greatest repositories of scientific information and investigation." "This book offers a backstage tour through the halls and history of the Museum, venturing into ornithology, invertebrates, zoology, entomology, herpetology, and other disciplines, celebrating the treasures and the scientists responsible for bringing them to the light of day."--BOOK JACKET.