Specimens: the Spirit of Science

Rainbow, Phil

ISBN 10: 0565091786 / ISBN 13: 9780565091781

Published by The Natural History Museum, 2003

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # wbs7644285915

Synopsis:

From the 17th century onwards, waves of natural history collectors set out from many countries to different parts of the world to discover what animals were out there. Some of these specimens, such as the "wet" specimens, were preserved in alcohol in natural history collections for scientists to study and marvel at. These collections are continually added to today. Why are they kept? What do scientists learn from these specimens? How are they used? "Specimens" answers all these questions and more in a lively and informative story about these specimens; their history, their use and their preservation. Illustrated with awe-inspiring images of a selection of the 22 million "wet" specimens housed at the Natural History Museum's Darwin Centre, London, this is both a photographic and scientific encounter.

Review: 'a delightful little book...buy a copy of this inexpensive little book as a gift for a non-scientifically minded relative!' -- Marine Pollution Bulletin, 49 (2004) 878

Bibliographic Details

Title: Specimens: the Spirit of Science
Publisher: The Natural History Museum
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good