The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way
Record details
- ISBN: 9780823283484
- ISBN: 0823283488
- ISBN: 9780823287079
- ISBN: 9780823287055
- ISBN: 0823287076
- ISBN: 082328705X
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 260 pages)
remote
Computer data. - Publisher: New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2019.
- Copyright: �2019
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString.january.24 Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way: Manhattan Square -- The master plan and the Bickmore Wing -- The Jesup years (1881-1908) and the seventy-seventh street facade -- Robert Peary, the journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York meteorites -- The Osborn years (1908-1933) -- The Akeley African Hall: from the elephant in the room to the seven-hundred-pound gorilla -- The evolution of the dinosaur exhibits -- The years 1936 to 1999 -- Part II: The heavens in the attic: From the beginning of time to October 2, 1935 -- Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes report -- The golden age of spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium -- A visit to the original Hayden Planetarium -- The Rose Center for earth and space -- Epilogue: the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2019). |
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Genre: | History. History |